Merced, CA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Merced Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Merced, CA metro area

Figures describe the Merced, CA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Merced city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 272 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Merced, CA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$273,110	$131.30	90
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$270,880	$130.23	40
3	Chief Executives	$181,660	$87.34	100
4	Dentists, General	$170,200	$81.83	40
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$167,150	$80.36	80
6	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$165,620	$79.63	50
7	Physician Assistants	$164,080	$78.88	50
8	Nurse Practitioners	$158,750	$76.32	100
9	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$157,180	Not published	260
10	Pharmacists	$154,870	$74.46	120
11	Human Resources Managers	$153,210	$73.66	70
12	Marketing Managers	$148,670	$71.47	50
13	Lawyers	$139,010	$66.83	120
14	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$138,890	Not published	50
15	Financial Managers	$134,170	$64.51	210
16	School Psychologists	$133,230	$64.06	90
17	Software Developers	$132,120	$63.52	80
18	Registered Nurses	$131,620	$63.28	1,050
19	Education Administrators, All Other	$128,210	$61.64	30
20	Managers, All Other	$128,190	$61.63	150
21	Physical Therapists	$126,000	$60.58	60
22	Industrial Production Managers	$123,590	$59.42	130
23	Facilities Managers	$121,730	$58.52	80
24	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$121,720	$58.52	100
25	Construction Managers	$119,150	$57.28	100

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Merced metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.