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Average Education Administrators, All Other Salary in Merced, CA

Education Administrators, All Other in Merced, CA earn a median annual salary of $128,210, which is +34.7% compared to the national median. There are 30 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Merced, CA (metro area).

$128,210
Merced, CA median annual wage
$62/hour median
+34.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $95,200
30
Local employment
0.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.12
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$57,990
25th
$104,050
Median
$128,210
75th
$153,690
90th
$174,400

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Merced, CA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
98.3%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$130,460
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 158.3%
Rents: 78.6%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Visalia, CA $157,490 Compare 80
Modesto, CA $150,500 Compare 90
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $132,400 Compare 2,600
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $128,410 Compare 1,090
Knoxville, TN $127,720 Compare 160
Gainesville, GA $126,490 Compare 30

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Merced, CA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $273,110 0.52
Family Medicine Physicians $270,880 0.74
Chief Executives $181,660 0.92
Dentists, General $170,200 0.64
Computer And Information Systems Managers $167,150 0.25
Education Administrators, Postsecondary $165,620 0.59
Physician Assistants $164,080 0.64
Nurse Practitioners $158,750 0.59

Merced, CA has salary data for 273 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Education Administrators, All Other in Merced, CA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Education Administrators, All Other are projected to change by +2.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.