Salaries in Merced, CA

BLS OEWS May 2025 • Merced, CA • 291 occupations

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Family Medicine Physicians $270,88040
      Chief Executives $197,530100
      Dentists, General $163,94060
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $158,700100
      Human Resources Managers $156,43060
      Nurse Practitioners $153,100150
      Pharmacists $153,090100
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $152,950270
      Physician Assistants $146,53050
      Education Administrators, Postsecondary $140,16050
      Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $138,89050
      Marketing Managers $136,13040
      Software Developers $133,37060
      Lawyers $130,730110
      Financial Managers $129,110210
      Registered Nurses $126,880930
      School Psychologists $125,66080
      Industrial Production Managers $125,170130
      Physical Therapists $124,27050
      Education Administrators, All Other $124,03030
      Managers, All Other $121,340160
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $120,380100
      Construction Managers $120,200100
      Speech-Language Pathologists $119,43080
      Dental Hygienists $117,400100
      Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $117,22040
      Administrative Services Managers $115,140110
      Facilities Managers $114,55070
      Occupational Therapists $109,04030
      Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other $108,41040
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $106,030130
      Medical and Health Services Managers $105,870230
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $105,35050
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $105,100
      Instructional Coordinators $102,400120
      Teachers and Instructors, All Other $100,390370
      Civil Engineers $99,60050
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $99,04080
      General and Operations Managers $98,9901,010
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $98,550240
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $98,52060
      Respiratory Therapists $98,15040
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $97,97090
      Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $97,75070
      Computer Programmers $97,59030
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $97,470930
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $97,4001,190
      Special Education Teachers, All Other $96,97080
      Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $95,84030
      Project Management Specialists $95,490190
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $95,060100
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $94,47040
      Sales Managers $90,400270
      Mechanical Engineers $88,25050
      Engineers, All Other $88,02040
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $86,470260
      Industrial Engineers $85,31030
      Fundraisers $84,57040
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $82,900440
      Logisticians $82,82040
      Healthcare Social Workers $82,43050
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $82,26060
      Computer Systems Analysts $82,250120
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $82,16050
      Financial and Investment Analysts $82,03080
      Compliance Officers $80,650150
      Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers $80,51050
      Computer Network Support Specialists $80,16050
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $79,860260
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $78,910160
      Accountants and Auditors $78,670340
      Construction and Building Inspectors $78,45030
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $78,32090
      Management Analysts $77,610260
      Food Scientists and Technologists $77,36030
      Physicians, All Other $77,31040
      Health Education Specialists $77,09040
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $76,730430
      Social and Community Service Managers $76,120120
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $76,060350
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $75,420290
      Commercial Pilots $74,84060
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $74,630310
      Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians $74,62030
      Human Resources Specialists $74,570290
      Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $74,27040
      Marriage and Family Therapists $73,44070
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $72,920140
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $72,90040
      Financial Specialists, All Other $72,84030
      Cost Estimators $72,80080
      Computer Occupations, All Other $71,82080
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $71,430270
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $69,090130
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $67,89090
      Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $67,35030
      Loan Officers $66,830100
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $66,690
      Postal Service Clerks $66,52050
      Computer User Support Specialists $65,440140
      Public Relations Specialists $65,42050
      Firefighters $65,340170
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $65,20060
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $64,590190
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $64,570120
      Electricians $64,470150
      Carpenters $64,140460
      Paramedics $64,10030
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $63,940620
      Maintenance Workers, Machinery $63,73050
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $63,660350
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $63,61030
      Architectural and Civil Drafters $63,60040
      Graphic Designers $63,34030
      Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary $63,220100
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $62,48050
      Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare $61,88030
      Food Service Managers $61,790110
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $61,770170
      Chefs and Head Cooks $61,47060
      Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $61,440190
      Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $61,15030
      Production Workers, All Other $60,550200
      Roofers $60,32050
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $60,250110
      Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers $60,13060
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $59,860480
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $59,840300
      Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $59,570240
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $59,160140
      Insurance Sales Agents $59,160160
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $59,160190
      Food Science Technicians $58,880220
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $58,83080
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $58,580360
      Bus Drivers, School $58,270260
      First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $58,070270
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $57,94040
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $57,600200
      Real Estate Sales Agents $57,46040
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $56,91040
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $56,87090
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $56,590170
      Training and Development Specialists $56,500210
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $56,430120
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $55,860820
      Conveyor Operators and Tenders $55,50060
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $55,380340
      Construction Laborers $55,330400
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $55,140160
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $55,06070
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $54,9301,740
      Information and Record Clerks, All Other $53,950180
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $53,310100
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $53,21090
      Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks $53,03080
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $52,560130
      Substitute Teachers, Short-Term $51,5601,640
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $51,190100
      Medical Equipment Preparers $51,11040
      Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $51,06060
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $50,680100
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $50,66070
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $50,55030
      Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan $50,37080
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $49,850620
      Interpreters and Translators $49,72050
      Phlebotomists $49,71090
      Psychiatric Aides $49,590120
      Bill and Account Collectors $49,47030
      Driver/Sales Workers $49,290330
      Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other $49,090270
      Printing Press Operators $49,09090
      Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other $48,920100
      Social and Human Service Assistants $48,840280
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $48,710260
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $48,660330
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $48,600650
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $48,340640
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $48,060330
      Highway Maintenance Workers $48,01070
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $47,96060
      Medical Records Specialists $47,84080
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $47,82060
      Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators $47,66040
      First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $47,54040
      Dental Assistants $47,420180
      Billing and Posting Clerks $47,420220
      Opticians, Dispensing $47,31040
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary $46,84050
      Library Technicians $46,75080
      Food Batchmakers $46,670180
      Word Processors and Typists $46,61070
      Procurement Clerks $46,57040
      Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders $46,53040
      Library Assistants, Clerical $46,32060
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $46,110290
      Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders $46,05090
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $45,87040
      File Clerks $45,77030
      Pharmacy Technicians $45,720210
      Machinists $45,69040
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $45,320200
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $45,280640
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $45,26070
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $45,050650
      Office Clerks, General $45,0201,250
      Residential Advisors $44,88040
      Tellers $44,710160
      Coaches and Scouts $44,62050
      Sales and Related Workers, All Other $44,50070
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $44,490770
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $44,410390
      Customer Service Representatives $44,210520
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $44,08050
      Nursing Assistants $44,040400
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $43,920150
      Data Entry Keyers $43,75030
      Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $43,64030
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $43,190250
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $43,0501,250
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $42,840380
      Healthcare Support Workers, All Other $42,050110
      Light Truck Drivers $41,960430
      Material Moving Workers, All Other $41,39040
      Helpers--Production Workers $41,210120
      Machine Feeders and Offbearers $40,91050
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $40,680360
      Sewing Machine Operators $40,63030
      Counter and Rental Clerks $40,340220
      Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders $39,64050
      Pest Control Workers $39,48070
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $39,370190
      Rehabilitation Counselors $39,32060
      Medical Assistants $39,200620
      Agricultural Equipment Operators $39,190290
      Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers $39,16090
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $39,12050
      Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $38,87050
      Stockers and Order Fillers $38,6801,610
      Slaughterers and Meat Packers $38,6601,060
      Tire Repairers and Changers $38,62060
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $38,540400
      Tax Preparers $38,42030
      Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service $38,41040
      Food Processing Workers, All Other $38,270170
      Protective Service Workers, All Other $38,020350
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $37,99070
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $37,9301,630
      Pharmacy Aides $37,90050
      Tutors $37,80070
      Cooks, Restaurant $37,740500
      Security Guards $37,580420
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $37,440330
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $37,3001,040
      Social Workers, All Other $37,09030
      Parts Salespersons $37,010190
      Bakers $36,99080
      Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $36,85070
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $36,700110
      Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $36,46060
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $36,4402,540
      Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other $36,31040
      Agricultural Workers, All Other $35,97060
      Cooks, Fast Food $35,960830
      Physical Therapist Aides $35,93040
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $35,91090
      Animal Caretakers $35,88080
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $35,850100
      Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $35,620210
      Manicurists and Pedicurists $35,600120
      Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $35,4103,830
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $35,360100
      Childcare Workers $35,270230
      Food Preparation Workers $35,140390
      Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $35,070370
      Retail Salespersons $35,0301,490
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $34,960240
      Recreation Workers $34,720130
      Cashiers $34,6402,340
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $34,320170
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $34,280190
      Dishwashers $34,260220
      Cooks, Short Order $34,200130
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $33,5304,460
      Waiters and Waitresses $33,420630
      Bartenders $33,390160
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $33,340120
      Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $33,30050
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $33,280130
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $33,2801,190