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Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Merced, CA

347 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Merced, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$74,800160View salary detail
Carpenters$74,760350View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$74,62030View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,27040View salary detail
Cost Estimators$72,88090View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other$72,84030View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts$72,84030View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts$72,84030View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,990310View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$71,70040View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$71,170360View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents$70,220170View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists$69,610110View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks$69,16040View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$68,53070View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$68,44040View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$68,070560View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$67,35030View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$65,930100View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$65,640170View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists$65,640170View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators$64,570120View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,49080View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$64,37070View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers$64,250200View salary detail
Paramedics$64,10030View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$64,040190View salary detail
Firefighters$63,940270View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$63,61030View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other$63,550160View salary detail
Graphic Designers$63,34030View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$63,220100View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$63,06080View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$62,97040View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,970120View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$62,350100View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$61,920270View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$61,65080View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School$61,580300View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,360200View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$61,32090View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$61,15030View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,100100View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$61,09040View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists$60,990190View salary detail
Roofers$60,80060View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$60,7701,450View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$60,350100View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$60,230160View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians$60,230160View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.