The annual salary statistics of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Merced, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary vocational education teachers 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 | $36,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary vocational education teachers in Merced, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,210 | -171.05% | -38.16% |
| 2019 | $103,570 | 51.79% | - |
| 2018 | $49,930 | -5.73% | - |
| 2017 | $52,790 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $52,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,210, Merced is the lowest paying city for postsecondary vocational education teachers in state of California, following city of Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary of $109,060). In comparison, the median annual salary of postsecondary vocational education teachers in Merced is 65.0 percent (65.0%) lower than that in the highest paying city Santa Rosa-Petaluma.