SOC 39-9041 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Residential Advisors make in Modesto, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Residential Advisors in Modesto, CA is $46,590. The 10th percentile is $38,150 and the 90th percentile is $69,000. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$46,590
- 10th percentile
- $38,150
- 25th percentile
- $41,660
- Median
- $46,590
- 75th percentile
- $60,010
- 90th percentile
- $69,000
- Mean
- $50,040
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Residential Advisors, the published 10th percentile is $38,150 and the 90th percentile is $69,000. The difference is $30,850, which is 66.2% 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 $41,660 to the 75th at $60,010, covers $18,350.
The mean annual wage is $50,040, which sits above the median of $46,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Modesto, CA median is 10.3% higher than the national median of $42,240 for Residential Advisors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,752, which is 5.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.1% lower than the California median of $46,650.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Residential Advisors at $44,752 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Residential Advisors. Modesto, CA ranks 7th of 16 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).).
- Stockton-Lodi, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $47,150 and employment of 60. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,867, against $44,752 here.
- Merced, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $44,880 and employment of 40. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,668, against $44,752 here.
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $55,800 and employment of 300. That median is 19.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,533, against $44,752 here.
Employment share
Residential Advisors accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Modesto, CA (50 of 195,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (84,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Modesto, CA · Residential Advisors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Residential Advisors make in Modesto, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Residential Advisors in Modesto, CA is $46,590. The 10th percentile is $38,150 and the 90th percentile is $69,000. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Residential Advisors?
The local median is 10.3% higher than the national median of $42,240.
What is Residential Advisors pay in Modesto, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Modesto, CA is 104.108, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,590 is $44,752. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Modesto, CA compare with nearby metros for Residential Advisors?
Stockton-Lodi, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $47,150. Modesto, CA ranks 7th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.