Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand pay in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA at a median of $42,860 per year ($20.61/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $42,660, the metro estimate is same as. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 190 grinding and polishing workers, hand are employed across the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA in SOC 51-9022.

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario pay distribution spans from $36,850 at the 10th percentile to $56,960 at the 90th, a 1.5× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $38,910 and the 75th at $47,780, so half of Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario-based grinding and polishing workers, hand earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide CA estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.