Salaries in Merced, CA metro area

Typical pay for 272 jobs in the Merced, CA metro area. The median for all workers is $47,220 a year ($22.70 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$47,220

Median hourly

$22.70

Workers

79,510

vs U.S. median

-7%

Highest paying jobs in Merced, CA

Job	Median salary	Workers
Physicians, All Other	$273,110	90
Family Medicine Physician	$270,880	40
Chief Executive	$181,660	100
Dentists, General	$170,200	40
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$167,150	80
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$165,620	50
Physician Assistant	$164,080	50
Nurse Practitioner	$158,750	100
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$157,180	260
Pharmacist	$154,870	120
Human Resources Manager	$153,210	70
Marketing Manager	$148,670	50
Lawyer	$139,010	120
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$138,890	50
Financial Manager	$134,170	210

Most common jobs in Merced, CA

Job	Workers	Median salary
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	4,990	$34,320
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	3,820	$36,350
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,500	$38,200
Cashier	2,250	$35,340
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,950	$44,680
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,710	$55,630
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,560	$100,120
Retail Salesperson	1,480	$37,740
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	1,450	$60,770
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,400	$38,080
Office Clerks, General	1,250	$46,830
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,240	$45,920
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1,160	$34,320
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,130	$41,890
Registered Nurse	1,050	$131,620

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in California.

All 272 jobs by category

Management Occupations (21)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (17)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (7)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (5)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (4)Community and Social Service Occupations (9)Legal Occupations (2)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (21)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (5)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (19)Healthcare Support Occupations (11)Protective Service Occupations (6)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (14)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (6)Personal Care and Service Occupations (9)Sales and Related Occupations (11)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (33)Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (5)Construction and Extraction Occupations (12)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (15)Production Occupations (24)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (16)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$103,840	$49.92	120
Chief Executive	$181,660	$87.34	100
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$167,150	$80.36	80
Construction Manager	$119,150	$57.28	100
Education Administrators, All Other	$128,210	$61.64	30
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$157,180	—	260
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$165,620	$79.63	50
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$68,440	$32.90	40
Facilities Manager	$121,730	$58.52	80
Financial Manager	$134,170	$64.51	210
Food Service Manager	$59,170	$28.45	110
General and Operations Managers	$94,990	$45.67	1,020
Human Resources Manager	$153,210	$73.66	70
Industrial Production Manager	$123,590	$59.42	130
Managers, All Other	$128,190	$61.63	150
Marketing Manager	$148,670	$71.47	50
Medical and Health Services Managers	$114,510	$55.05	290
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$61,100	$29.38	100
Sales Manager	$98,670	$47.44	280
Social and Community Service Managers	$76,760	$36.91	140
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$108,040	$51.94	70

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$80,420	$38.66	360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$77,330	$37.18	300
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$76,820	$36.93	130
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$110,910	$53.32	40
Compliance Officer	$84,020	$40.39	150
Cost Estimator	$72,880	$35.04	90
Financial and Investment Analysts	$84,440	$40.60	70
Financial Specialists, All Other	$72,840	$35.02	30
Fundraiser	$84,570	$40.66	40
Human Resources Specialist	$76,820	$36.93	280
Loan Officer	$78,940	$37.95	90
Logistician	$74,820	$35.97	70
Management Analyst	$79,670	$38.30	260
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$65,640	$31.56	170
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$67,350	$32.38	30
Project Management Specialist	$103,850	$49.93	190
Training and Development Specialists	$60,990	$29.32	190

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Network Support Specialist	$84,870	$40.80	40
Computer Occupations, All Other	$78,840	$37.91	70
Computer Programmer	$100,410	$48.28	30
Computer Systems Analyst	$95,390	$45.86	110
Computer User Support Specialist	$69,610	$33.46	110
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$98,060	$47.15	50
Software Developer	$132,120	$63.52	80

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,620	$35.87	30
Civil Engineer	$102,930	$49.49	50
Engineers, All Other	$90,450	$43.48	30
Industrial Engineer	$91,490	$43.99	40
Mechanical Engineer	$79,600	$38.27	40

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Food Science Technician	$50,750	$24.40	210
Food Scientists and Technologists	$96,430	$46.36	40
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$94,470	$45.42	50
School Psychologist	$133,230	$64.06	90

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$60,200	$28.94	500
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$53,620	$25.78	130
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$83,020	$39.91	350
Health Education Specialist	$79,830	$38.38	40
Healthcare Social Worker	$74,880	$36.00	50
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$59,500	$28.61	40
Rehabilitation Counselor	$39,640	$19.06	50
Social and Human Service Assistants	$48,410	$23.28	300
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$60,780	$29.22	420

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$139,010	$66.83	120
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$61,320	$29.48	90

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,720	$27.75	70
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$93,780	—	40
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$138,890	—	50
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$47,620	$22.89	280
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$100,120	—	1,560
Instructional Coordinator	$106,710	$51.30	120
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$96,430	—	140
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$98,630	$47.42	50
Library Technician	$47,570	$22.87	60
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$101,770	—	180
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$48,120	$23.13	290
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$99,600	—	1,020
Self-Enrichment Teacher	$50,660	$24.36	70
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$96,560	—	70
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$97,340	—	160
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$98,040	—	120
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$60,770	$29.22	1,450
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$93,400	—	140
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$44,680	—	1,950
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$63,220	—	100
Tutor	$43,360	$20.85	80

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Coaches and Scouts	$47,470	—	40
Graphic Designer	$63,340	$30.45	30
Interpreters and Translators	$52,710	$25.34	30
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$42,270	$20.32	70
Public Relations Specialist	$77,380	$37.20	40

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Hygienist	$117,400	$56.44	100
Dentists, General	$170,200	$81.83	40
Family Medicine Physician	$270,880	$130.23	40
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$52,570	$25.27	100
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$75,890	$36.49	300
Medical Records Specialist	$58,060	$27.91	70
Nurse Practitioner	$158,750	$76.32	100
Occupational Therapist	$117,970	$56.72	30
Paramedic	$64,100	$30.82	30
Pharmacist	$154,870	$74.46	120
Pharmacy Technician	$48,680	$23.40	170
Physical Therapist	$126,000	$60.58	60
Physician Assistant	$164,080	$78.88	50
Physicians, All Other	$273,110	$131.30	90
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$101,400	$48.75	80
Registered Nurse	$131,620	$63.28	1,050
Respiratory Therapist	$101,810	$48.95	40
Speech-Language Pathologist	$114,220	$54.91	100
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$50,420	$24.24	40

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$48,520	$23.33	250
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$48,230	$23.19	110
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$34,320	$16.50	4,990
Medical Assistant	$39,800	$19.13	700
Medical Equipment Preparer	$51,110	$24.57	40
Nursing Assistant	$44,730	$21.51	500
Pharmacy Aide	$37,900	$18.22	50
Phlebotomist	$51,180	$24.61	90
Physical Therapist Aide	$35,870	$17.25	50
Psychiatric Aide	$49,590	$23.84	120
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$40,040	$19.25	50

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$78,370	$37.68	270
Firefighter	$63,940	$30.74	270
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$121,720	$58.52	100
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$82,540	$39.68	490
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$38,740	$18.62	390
Security Guard	$36,820	$17.70	400

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$34,680	$16.67	180
Chefs and Head Cooks	$57,500	$27.64	90
Cooks, Fast Food	$40,430	$19.44	660
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$44,410	$21.35	190
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,480	$18.50	410
Cooks, Short Order	$36,240	$17.43	140
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$34,320	$16.50	170
Dishwasher	$35,210	$16.93	170
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$38,200	$18.37	2,500
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,490	$21.87	660
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$34,720	$16.69	60
Food Preparation Worker	$38,980	$18.74	460
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$34,690	$16.68	110
Waiters and Waitresses	$34,320	$16.50	560

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$62,350	$29.98	100
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$63,610	$30.58	30
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$45,920	$22.08	1,240
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$43,230	$20.79	420
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,050	$17.33	270
Pest Control Worker	$38,950	$18.73	70

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$35,090	$16.87	200
Animal Caretaker	$36,480	$17.54	80
Childcare Worker	$36,590	$17.59	390
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$45,890	$22.06	70
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$44,980	$21.63	50
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$34,630	$16.65	120
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$35,600	$17.12	120
Recreation Worker	$36,790	$17.69	160
Residential Advisor	$44,880	$21.58	40

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cashier	$35,340	$16.99	2,250
Counter and Rental Clerks	$43,540	$20.93	190
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$64,370	$30.95	70
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$51,190	$24.61	590
Insurance Sales Agent	$70,220	$33.76	170
Parts Salesperson	$42,260	$20.32	200
Retail Salesperson	$37,740	$18.14	1,480
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$42,250	$20.31	60
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$49,000	$23.56	330
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$71,170	$34.21	360
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$65,930	$31.70	100

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bill and Account Collectors	$48,920	$23.52	30
Billing and Posting Clerks	$48,690	$23.41	150
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$51,740	$24.87	680
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$57,450	$27.62	160
Customer Service Representative	$45,670	$21.96	500
Data Entry Keyer	$44,660	$21.47	40
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$51,550	$24.79	130
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$47,230	$22.71	40
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$80,650	$38.78	150
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,070	$32.72	560
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,950	$17.28	90
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$52,590	$25.28	60
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$55,520	$26.69	160
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$46,470	$22.34	50
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$61,650	$29.64	80
Library Assistants, Clerical	$45,610	$21.93	60
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$50,090	$24.08	70
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$46,660	$22.43	350
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$52,500	$25.24	110
Office Clerks, General	$46,830	$22.52	1,250
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$60,350	$29.02	100
Postal Service Clerk	$69,160	$33.25	40
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$64,250	$30.89	200
Procurement Clerk	$46,570	$22.39	40
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$57,760	$27.77	200
Public Safety Telecommunicator	$64,570	$31.04	120
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$38,890	$18.70	290
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$51,710	$24.86	620
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,980	$22.59	370
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$44,190	$21.24	50
Teller	$44,950	$21.61	170
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$46,210	$22.22	60
Word Processors and Typists	$48,490	$23.31	50

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Agricultural Equipment Operator	$37,570	$18.06	200
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,350	$17.48	3,820
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$35,900	$17.26	40
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$57,930	$27.85	200
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$36,420	$17.51	170

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$74,760	$35.94	350
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$53,220	$25.59	330
Construction Laborer	$54,440	$26.17	380
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$63,060	$30.32	80
Electrician	$76,120	$36.60	180
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$79,250	$38.10	280
Highway Maintenance Worker	$49,240	$23.67	60
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$74,800	$35.96	160
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$58,220	$27.99	80
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$60,230	$28.96	160
Roofer	$60,800	$29.23	60
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$61,150	$29.40	30

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$61,090	$29.37	40
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$59,390	$28.55	330
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$62,970	$30.27	120
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$74,270	$35.71	40
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$61,360	$29.50	200
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$93,920	$45.15	290
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$64,040	$30.79	190
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$46,220	$22.22	60
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$71,990	$34.61	310
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$52,980	$25.47	60
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$56,700	$27.26	930
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$64,490	$31.00	80
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$71,700	$34.47	40
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$96,520	$46.41	40
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,610	$17.60	90

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$42,900	$20.63	110
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,130	$18.81	170
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$47,540	$22.86	80
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,890	$23.51	60
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$49,200	$23.66	40
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,820	$17.70	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,130	$21.70	40
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$78,490	$37.74	400
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,130	$20.26	60
Food Batchmaker	$45,760	$22.00	170
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$42,430	$20.40	60
Helpers--Production Workers	$38,880	$18.69	140
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,940	$24.01	220
Machinist	$47,130	$22.66	40
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$35,070	$16.86	370
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$47,640	$22.90	310
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$57,250	$27.52	50
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,280	$21.77	620
Printing Press Operator	$50,640	$24.35	90
Production Workers, All Other	$63,550	$30.56	160
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$61,920	$29.77	270
Sewing Machine Operator	$40,630	$19.53	30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$76,790	$36.92	110
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$50,340	$24.20	310

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$36,940	$17.76	60
Bus Drivers, School	$61,580	$29.61	300
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$38,860	$18.68	380
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$62,970	$30.28	40
Driver/Sales Worker	$49,290	$23.70	330
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$57,400	$27.60	350
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$55,630	$26.75	1,710
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$44,520	$21.41	720
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$41,890	$20.14	1,130
Light Truck Driver	$44,250	$21.27	270
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$41,930	$20.16	50
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$49,670	$23.88	30
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$34,320	$16.50	1,160
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$68,530	$32.95	70
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$39,060	$18.78	140
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,080	$18.31	1,400