How much do Teachers and Instructors, All Other make in Merced, CA?

Percentile spread

For Teachers and Instructors, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $48,290 and the 90th percentile is $120,140. The difference is $71,850, which is 76.9% 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 $72,020 to the 75th at $101,030, covers $29,010.

The mean annual wage is $85,820, which sits below the median of $93,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Merced, CA median is 41.2% higher than the national median of $66,140 for Teachers and Instructors, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,039, which is 43.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.8% higher than the California median of $87,460.

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 $93,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Teachers and Instructors, All Other at $95,039 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Teachers and Instructors, All Other. Merced, CA ranks 9th of 20 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 $103,910 and employment of 290. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,810, against $95,039 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 41 miles away, with a median of $77,720 and employment of 1,580. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,384, against $95,039 here.
• Stockton-Lodi, CA is 59 miles away, with a median of $99,820 and employment of 450. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,986, against $95,039 here.

Employment share

Teachers and Instructors, All Other accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Merced, CA (140 of 79,510). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (113,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.41 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.