Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialist Salary in Merced, California

The annual salary statistics of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Merced, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists 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 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists in Merced, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$53,570
25th Percentile Wage
$58,950
50th Percentile Wage
$69,790
75th Percentile Wage
$86,230
90th Percentile Wage
$100,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Merced, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,570.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$69,790
3.97% 1.98%
2017
$67,020
-2.07% -
2016
$68,410
0.00% -
2012
$68,410
- -

Table 2. Compare Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialist Salary in Merced with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,790 in Merced is in the middle of salary range for compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists in Merced is 37.7 percent (37.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$111,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$99,420
Napa
$84,310
Vallejo-Fairfield
$81,220
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$81,220
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$80,850
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$80,540
Salinas
$79,390
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$78,870
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$78,580
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$78,010
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$76,600
Modesto
$76,450
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$74,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$74,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$73,530
Stockton
$73,020
Merced
$69,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$67,190
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$66,890
Chico
$65,730
Fresno
$63,630
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$63,240
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$60,740
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$60,720
Bakersfield-Delano
$60,470
Visalia-Porterville
$60,250
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$60,040
Redding
$59,750
El Centro
$55,480

See also: Top paying jobs in Merced, California.