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Marketing Managers Salary in Merced, CA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Marketing Managers in Merced, CA is $148,670. BLS estimates approximately 50 people work in this occupation in Merced, CA. Merced, CA is 10.9% below the national median ($166,790).

Median salary
$148,670
Average salary
$174,570
Median hourly
$71.47
Employment
50

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$88,450$42.52
25th percentile$119,850$57.62
Median (50th)$148,670$71.47
75th percentile$217,430$104.53
90th percentile$297,770$143.16

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 3.5% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 13.3% — Reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.597
Location quotient
0.24

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Merced, CA’s regional price level is below the national average (index 98.275, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $151,280 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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