Food Processing Worker, All Other Salary in Merced, California

The annual salary statistics of food processing workers, all other in Merced, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food processing workers, all other 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 Food Processing Workers, All Other in Merced, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,980
25th Percentile Wage
$37,000
50th Percentile Wage
$46,600
75th Percentile Wage
$56,900
90th Percentile Wage
$56,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food processing workers, all other in Merced, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,980.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food processing workers, all other from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2022
$46,600
22.30% 19.51%
2021
$36,210
-3.59% -
2020
$37,510
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Processing Worker, All Other Salary in Merced with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,600, Merced is the second highest paying city for food processing workers, all other in state of California, following the highest paying city Hanford-Corcoran (median annual salary of $46,630). Compared with Hanford-Corcoran, the median annual salary of food processing workers, all other in Merced is .1 percent (.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Hanford-Corcoran
$46,630
Merced
$46,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$39,650
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$39,620
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$38,410
Visalia-Porterville
$35,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$35,200
Modesto
$35,100
Fresno
$34,930
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$34,860
Vallejo-Fairfield
$34,770
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$34,660
Napa
$34,280
Stockton
$34,270
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$34,110
Chico
$34,000
Salinas
$33,610
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,460
Bakersfield-Delano
$33,360
El Centro
$33,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$31,300
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$27,540
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$27,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$24,820
Yuba City
$24,610
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$23,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$19,400

See also: Top paying jobs in Merced, California.