Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Merced, CA

The median maintenance and repair workers, general in Merced, CA earns $56,700 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,647 a month.

10th percentile: $36,400
25th percentile: $45,630
Median percentile: $56,700
75th percentile: $69,220
90th percentile: $78,310

Based on 930 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$43,769 take-home a year

Gross pay	$56,700
Federal income tax	−$4,624
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,338
California income tax (approx.)	−$3,969
Monthly take-home	$3,647
Every two weeks	$1,683

Does it go far here?

$57,695Median pay in Merced, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.3 vs 100).

37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,343 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Merced, CA

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$131,620
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$100,120
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$99,600
General and Operations Managers	$94,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$68,070
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$60,770
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$60,200
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$55,630

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