How much do Paramedics make in Merced, CA?

Percentile spread

For Paramedics, the published 10th percentile is $53,370 and the 90th percentile is $73,630. The difference is $20,260, which is 31.6% 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 $53,370 to the 75th at $65,150, covers $11,780.

The mean annual wage is $62,670, which sits below the median of $64,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Merced, CA median is 5.8% higher than the national median of $60,600 for Paramedics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,225, which is 7.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.1% lower than the California median of $74,590.

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 $64,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Paramedics at $65,225 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Paramedics. Merced, CA ranks 10th of 11 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 $72,170 and employment of 130. That median is 12.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,322, against $65,225 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 41 miles away, with a median of $84,480 and employment of 110. That median is 31.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,506, against $65,225 here.
• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $71,390 and employment of 40. That median is 11.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,961, against $65,225 here.

Employment share

Paramedics accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Merced, CA (30 of 79,510). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (100,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.58 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.