Highest-paying business jobs in Merced

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Merced, CA metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

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#12. Training and development specialists

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $62,620
- #200 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

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#11. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $65,550
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

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#10. Compliance officers

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $67,790
- #233 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

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#9. Cost estimators

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $69,820
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

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#8. Loan officers

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $70,170
- #325 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

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#7. Human resources specialists

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $70,590
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

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#6. Management analysts

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $71,200
- #469 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

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#5. Financial and investment analysts

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $72,350
- #326 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

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#4. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $76,910
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

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#3. Accountants and auditors

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $78,920
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

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#2. Logisticians

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $83,990
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

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#1. Project management specialists

Merced, CA
- Annual mean salary: $84,900
- #251 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)