SOC 43-5111 · Merced, CA metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Merced, CA

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Merced, California is $47,750 a year ($22.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,210: half of the 60 people in this job in the Merced, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$47,750average per year

$22.96 / hourMedian $46,210Take-home ≈ $39,490

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

60people in this job
+0%vs U.S. average
#11 of 20California metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Merced

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,730 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Merced earn between $40,440 and $52,500.

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,750$3,979$22.96
Median$46,210$3,851$22.22
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,440$3,370$19.44
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,500$4,375$25.24

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Merced vs. California and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Merced earn about the same as the California average ($48,330) and about the same as the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Merced$47,750$46,210$36,690$59,73060
California$48,330$45,730$37,490$59,9907,510
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Merced

On the average salary of $47,750, a single filer in Merced takes home about $39,490 a year, or $3,291 a month and $1,519 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Merced a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Merced area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.3), so the average $47,750 buys what about $48,588 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Merced ($47,220). A typical home costs $419,171, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other California cities

Merced ranks 11th of 20 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($54,470).

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Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Merced: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Merced?

$22.96 an hour on average, and $22.22 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Merced?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,690 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Merced?

About $39,490 a year ($3,291 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,750. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Merced than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5111; area Merced, CA (32900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.05, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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