The annual salary statistics of industrial machinery mechanics in Merced, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial machinery mechanics 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $41,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial machinery mechanics in Merced, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial machinery mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,020 | 4.33% | 16.83% |
| 2021 | $58,380 | -15.52% | - |
| 2020 | $67,440 | 6.23% | - |
| 2019 | $63,240 | 29.92% | - |
| 2018 | $44,320 | 1.42% | - |
| 2017 | $43,690 | 3.32% | - |
| 2016 | $42,240 | -20.81% | - |
| 2015 | $51,030 | 0.74% | - |
| 2014 | $50,650 | -0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $50,880 | 0.26% | - |
| 2012 | $50,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,020 in Merced is in the middle of salary range for industrial machinery mechanics in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial machinery mechanics in Merced is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.