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Merced County · California · United States

What trades pay in Merced County

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Merced County. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$969 Median weekly pay across these 28 trades. $1,927 — $475.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 6 businesses · 52 employees$1,927$100,207 a year+3.7%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 134 businesses · 940 employees$1,699$88,356 a year+2.7%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 36 businesses · 339 employees$1,492$77,605 a year+3.1%up
New car dealersNAICS 441110 · 10 businesses · 368 employees$1,272$66,137 a year+0.8%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 107 businesses · 819 employees$1,213$63,101 a year+6.2%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 74 businesses · 512 employees$1,208$62,797 a year+3.3%up
Used car dealersNAICS 441120 · 14 businesses · 124 employees$1,190$61,865 a year-2.5%down
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 109 businesses · 664 employees$1,155$60,055 a year+8.9%up
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 121 businesses · 298 employees$1,146$59,595 a year+2.2%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 17 businesses · 141 employees$1,144$59,494 a year+4.9%up
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 46 businesses · 276 employees$1,036$53,851 a year+0.8%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 66 businesses · 781 employees$1,004$52,220 a year-1.2%down
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 16 businesses · 143 employees$999$51,942 a year+6.5%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 82 businesses · 211 employees$969$50,410 a year-14.7%down
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 42 businesses · 97 employees$945$49,122 a year+11.6%up
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 82 businesses · 288 employees$905$47,039 a year+9.4%up
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 53 businesses · 232 employees$884$45,960 a year+9.4%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 12 businesses · 890 employees$876$45,552 a year+0.6%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 30 businesses · 71 employees$851$44,238 a year-0.6%down
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 6 businesses · 64 employees$752$39,113 a year+4.9%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 39 businesses · 308 employees$750$38,987 a year0.0%flat
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 15 businesses · 53 employees$717$37,301 a year-4.1%down
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 58 businesses · 1,505 employees$691$35,948 a year+2.1%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 51 businesses · 716 employees$575$29,903 a year+16.6%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 34 businesses · 210 employees$556$28,914 a year-3.3%down
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 4 businesses · 17 employees$548$28,514 a year
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 111 businesses · 1,516 employees$525$27,275 a year+4.6%up
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 174 businesses · 3,417 employees$475$24,687 a year+15.3%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses13,424
Employees171,277
Annual payroll$8 M
Net movement of people+775People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Merced County. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in California

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Merced County?
Across the 28 trades on this page, the middle one pays $969 a week. The highest pays $1,927 and the lowest $475.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Merced County report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.