Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Riverside, CA

The median web developer wage in the Riverside area is $34.81 an hour, 22% below the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $45–$70 an hour — $800–$1,250 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$800–$1,250

About 18 hours at $45–$70 an hour, the freelance rate in Riverside. Plus $45–$90 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Riverside

Median web developer wage
$34.81/hr
$72,400 a year
Freelance rate
$45–$70
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
146 of 191
with published data
Riverside areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$34.81$40.49290
Web and digital interface designers——840

BLS area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Riverside against California and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Riverside area$34.81$45–$70
California$57.48$70–$115
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Riverside

At $45–$70 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$45–$90
Five-page business site$800–$1,250$45–$90
Five pages with online booking$1,000–$1,550$45–$90
Eight pages, copy written for them$1,750–$2,750$45–$90
Small online shop$1,400–$2,150$45–$90

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Riverside?+

The median web developer wage in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area is $34.81 an hour, about $72,400 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 39% below the California figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Riverside?+

About $45–$70 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Riverside?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Riverside area costs about $800–$1,250, plus $45–$90 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Riverside?+

BLS counts 290 employed web developers and 840 web and digital interface designers in the Riverside metro area. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.