SOC 43-9199 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other make in Merced, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other in Merced, CA is $52,500. The 10th percentile is $35,960 and the 90th percentile is $103,090. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$52,500

10th percentile
$35,960
25th percentile
$41,310
Median
$52,500
75th percentile
$80,430
90th percentile
$103,090
Mean
$60,880

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $35,960 and the 90th percentile is $103,090. The difference is $67,130, which is 127.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $41,310 to the 75th at $80,430, covers $39,120.

The mean annual wage is $60,880, which sits above the median of $52,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Merced, CA median is 15% higher than the national median of $45,670 for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,422, which is 17% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% lower than the California median of $54,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Merced, CA is 98.275, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other at $53,422 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other. Merced, CA ranks 9th of 18 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Modesto, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $40,530 and employment of 220. That median is 22.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,931, against $53,422 here.
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 41 miles away, with a median of $61,790 and employment of 1,360. That median is 17.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,958, against $53,422 here.
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $53,010 and employment of 350. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,443, against $53,422 here.

Employment share

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Merced, CA (110 of 79,510). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (192,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other make in Merced, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other in Merced, CA is $52,500. The 10th percentile is $35,960 and the 90th percentile is $103,090. Employment is 110.

How does that compare with the national median for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other?

The local median is 15% higher than the national median of $45,670.

What is Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other pay in Merced, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Merced, CA is 98.275, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $52,500 is $53,422. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Merced, CA compare with nearby metros for Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other?

Modesto, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $40,530. Merced, CA ranks 9th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.