Civil Engineering Technician Salary in Merced, California

The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Merced, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of civil engineering technicians in Merced is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Civil Engineering Technicians in Merced, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$53,660
25th Percentile Wage
$59,630
50th Percentile Wage
$66,980
75th Percentile Wage
$73,460
90th Percentile Wage
$78,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians in Merced, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,660.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$66,980
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$66,980
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Table 2. Compare Civil Engineering Technician Salary in Merced with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,980 in Merced is in the middle of salary range for civil engineering technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Merced is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 10.5 percent (10.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$96,670
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$83,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$81,950
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$79,610
Modesto
$79,110
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$78,840
Vallejo-Fairfield
$78,390
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$77,150
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$76,860
Napa
$76,820
Stockton
$75,850
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$75,760
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$75,050
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$74,330
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$73,540
Salinas
$72,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$72,670
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$72,230
Visalia-Porterville
$72,070
Fresno
$71,120
Redding
$70,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$67,900
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$67,810
Merced
$66,980
El Centro
$65,870
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$65,860
Bakersfield-Delano
$64,510
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$62,860
Chico
$61,190
Yuba City
$60,800
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$60,770
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$60,470
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,950

See also: Top paying jobs in Merced, California.