The annual salary statistics of sales managers in Merced, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sales managers in Merced is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $71,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $126,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $193,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $197,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales managers in Merced, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $197,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $126,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $126,540 | 10.95% | 15.09% |
| 2018 | $112,690 | 17.05% | - |
| 2017 | $93,480 | 31.50% | - |
| 2016 | $64,030 | -13.45% | - |
| 2015 | $72,640 | 12.24% | - |
| 2014 | $63,750 | -34.54% | - |
| 2013 | $85,770 | -25.27% | - |
| 2012 | $107,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $126,540 in Merced is in the middle of salary range for sales managers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of sales managers in Merced is 23.8 percent (23.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 55.3 percent (55.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.