California · 2025 pay

How much do Merced County employees make?

Name: County of Merced employee pay 2025
Creator: PublicPayData

$39,763typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$14,175 – $65,571what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.

California State Controller's Office publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.

Common jobs: Family Services Representative Extra Help Paid Call Firefighter Staff Services Analyst II

✓ Official data from California State Controller's OfficeMatches the agency's latest releasesco.ca.gov ↗

How is pay spread across workers?

A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.

$14,064

$39,583

$66,029

$301,174

Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers

Typical workerright in the middle

Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers

Highest paidone person

Regular payOvertimeExtra pay

Is pay going up?

Yes. Typical pay went from $30,653 in 2022 to $39,763 in 2025 (+30%).

Typical payNumber of people paidTotal payroll

What changed since 2024

+23.5%Typical pay went up from $32,192 to $39,763.
−1053,729 people were paid in 2025, compared with 3,834 in 2024.
+30%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $30,653 to $39,763, while the number of people paid went up from 3,686 to 3,729.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Merced County

4years of
official data
2022–2025

Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay	$37,264
Overtime	$1,367
Extra pay	$951
Total for the year	$39,583

Average of the 187 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.

Official source: California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California), sco.ca.gov ↗
Matches the agency's latest release

Pay by job

Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.

Job	People	Typical pay	Most earn	Since 2024
Family Services Representative	275	$39,723	$20k – $60k	▲ 18.1%
Extra Help Paid Call Firefighter	123	$1,328	$1k – $2k	▲ 20.3%
Staff Services Analyst II	120	$75,051	$50k – $83k	▲ 16.3%
Office Assistant III	79	$15,013	$2k – $42k	▼ 32.4%
Deputy Sheriff/Coroner II	78	$113,426	$62k – $147k	▲ 2.3%
Custodial Deputy Sheriff I	71	$61,091	$33k – $73k	▲ 66.9%
Accounting Technician	65	$40,129	$16k – $54k	▲ 16.0%
Custodial Deputy Sheriff II	60	$79,340	$46k – $99k	▼ 3.0%
Mental Health Clinician I	59	$56,741	$35k – $77k	▲ 21.2%
Employment and Training Worker I	56	$51,305	$17k – $62k	▲ 8.9%
Mental Health Worker II	51	$56,713	$49k – $69k	▲ 41.6%
Healthcare Facility Office Assistant	48	$39,461	$30k – $47k	new
Juvenile Institutions Officer	48	$31,372	$11k – $51k	▼ 4.2%
Deputy Probation Officer III	47	$73,123	$26k – $81k	▲ 9.6%
Social Worker II	46	$49,350	$20k – $57k	▲ 37.5%
Sheriff Sergeant	45	$115,203	$18k – $154k	▼ 14.1%
Extra Help Reserve Level I Deputy Sheriff/Coroner	45	$30,950	$18k – $39k	▲ 34.5%
Social Worker III	41	$73,824	$47k – $83k	▲ 24.0%
Family Services Supervisor	38	$70,817	$56k – $75k	▲ 53.4%
Healthcare Facility Peer Support Specialist	37	$33,029	$14k – $42k	new
Child Support Specialist II	34	$42,874	$23k – $51k	▲ 14.9%
Office Assistant II	33	$36,787	$25k – $41k	▲ 120.9%
Deputy Sheriff/Coroner I	32	$82,123	$34k – $101k	▲ 87.7%
Licensed Mental Health Worker	32	$64,377	$44k – $94k	▼ 16.3%
Extra Help Sheriff Security Attendant	31	$14,317	$8k – $23k	▼ 12.4%
Social Worker I	30	$27,313	$10k – $39k	▲ 74.4%
Extra Help Special Projects Coordinator	30	$17,635	$9k – $32k	▼ 14.4%
Extra Help Community Worker	29	$10,214	$5k – $13k	▲ 11.1%
Deputy Probation Officer II	28	$50,690	$17k – $57k	▲ 142.1%
Extra Help Student Intern	28	$8,448	$6k – $14k	▲ 16.5%
Extra Help Paid Call Fire-Emergency Responder	28	$834	$0k – $2k	▲ 33.6%
Mental Health Clinician II	27	$75,815	$28k – $94k	▲ 28.7%
Extra Help Janitor	26	$9,157	$4k – $12k	▲ 102.6%
Staff Services Analyst I	25	$32,249	$19k – $43k	▼ 0.4%
Extra Help Healthcare Facility Support Specialist	25	$12,264	$8k – $19k	new
Extra Help Election Worker	25	$2,859	$2k – $13k	▼ 35.9%
Road Maintenance Worker II	24	$51,379	$39k – $54k	▲ 9.5%
Registration/Information Assistant	24	$22,899	$6k – $36k	▲ 27.6%
Mental Health Worker I	22	$36,387	$15k – $49k	▲ 64.2%
Deputy Probation Officer I	22	$11,830	$7k – $40k	▼ 31.8%
Peer Support Specialist	22	$1,374	$1k – $1k	▼ 92.3%
Child Support Specialist I	21	$17,297	$10k – $30k	▲ 25.2%
Extra Help Library Resource Technician	21	$12,177	$6k – $22k	▲ 109.4%
Supervising Social Worker II	20	$81,897	$32k – $97k	▼ 1.7%
Legal Process Clerk II	19	$50,513	$29k – $54k	▲ 40.7%
Agricultural Biologist/Weights	19	$48,982	$24k – $71k	new
Janitor	19	$32,255	$22k – $41k	▲ 10.3%
Road Maintenance Worker I	19	$15,984	$4k – $22k	▲ 22.5%
Commission/Board Fees	19	$1,050	$0k – $1k	▲ 5.0%
Substance Use Disorder Counselor	18	$55,511	$25k – $64k	▲ 5.2%
Network Systems Support Analyst	18	$51,464	$32k – $88k	▼ 22.4%
Security Systems Operator	18	$49,694	$31k – $62k	▼ 12.8%
Support Services Assistant	18	$44,023	$29k – $51k	▼ 0.5%
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Program Manager	17	$115,704	$98k – $118k	new
Program Manager	17	$99,455	$90k – $108k	▲ 19.9%
Social Worker IV-B	17	$72,167	$35k – $107k	▼ 6.8%
Social Services Program Worker	17	$34,925	$22k – $49k	▲ 27.3%
Extra Help Grounds Maintenance Aide	17	$13,068	$11k – $17k	▲ 23.0%
Extra Help Peer Support Specialist	16	$784	$1k – $1k	▼ 90.0%
Health Education Specialist	15	$39,304	$33k – $70k	▼ 9.7%
Legal Clerk II	14	$30,608	$9k – $50k	▲ 61.8%
Extra Help Custodial Deputy Sheriff II	14	$26,899	$18k – $29k	▲ 4.0%
Extra Help Housekeeping Attendant	14	$25,593	$14k – $28k	▲ 90.9%
Supervising Probation Officer	13	$97,295	$80k – $102k	▲ 87.6%
Extra Help Library Assistant I	13	$15,066	$11k – $20k	▲ 91.4%
Deputy District Attorney IV	12	$108,877	$56k – $126k	▼ 22.8%
Fiscal Manager	12	$104,005	$53k – $113k	▲ 27.8%
Public Health Program Coordinator	12	$91,257	$63k – $97k	▲ 6.7%
Sheriff Community Service Technician	12	$45,990	$21k – $52k	▲ 32.3%
Extra Help Mental Health Worker I	12	$10,826	$6k – $23k	▲ 17.6%
Programmer Analyst II	11	$71,659	$27k – $73k	▲ 38.7%
Management Information Systems Technician I	11	$45,607	$33k – $54k	▲ 82.2%
Grounds Maintenance Worker II	11	$40,511	$28k – $46k	▲ 0.8%
Extra Help Custodial Deputy Sheriff I	11	$14,177	$4k – $19k	▲ 105.9%
Extra Help Animal Care Specialist	11	$5,820	$4k – $15k	▼ 30.6%
Lieutenant	10	$163,943	$21k – $187k	▼ 6.0%
District Attorney Investigator	10	$97,964	$63k – $106k	▼ 3.0%
Deputy District Attorney III	10	$81,971	$33k – $107k	▼ 19.4%
Social Services Program Administrator	10	$73,988	$36k – $112k	▼ 33.3%
Legal Secretary	10	$56,417	$53k – $61k	▲ 12.5%
Personnel Assistant - Confidential	10	$50,201	$10k – $56k	▲ 6.7%
Social Worker IV-a	10	$28,987	$17k – $44k	▼ 4.8%
Eh Healthcare Facility Office Assistant	10	$16,253	$15k – $23k	new
Extra Help Deputy Sheriff Trainee	10	$6,600	$7k – $18k	▼ 58.7%
Extra Help Office Assistant III	10	$821	$1k – $18k	▼ 92.5%
Deputy Public Defender IV	9	$143,112	$130k – $145k	▲ 9.8%
Secretary II-Confidential	9	$57,940	$52k – $62k	▲ 5.3%
Support Services Analyst II	9	$39,934	$26k – $56k	▼ 36.2%
Sheriff Dispatcher II	9	$39,913	$14k – $85k	▼ 6.5%
Probation Assistant	9	$26,337	$24k – $53k	▲ 59.6%
Extra Help Integrated Pest Management	9	$14,966	$12k – $17k	new
Director of Admin Services	8	$127,315	$124k – $130k	▲ 8.8%
Supervising Juvenile Institutions Officer	8	$83,527	$70k – $104k	▼ 19.1%
Human Resources Analyst III	8	$60,521	$36k – $117k	▼ 44.2%
Administrative Supervisor	8	$60,310	$56k – $63k	▲ 52.5%
Library Assistant II	8	$44,939	$44k – $48k	▲ 13.2%
Medical Records Technician II	8	$44,462	$42k – $46k	▲ 43.1%
Family/Comm Development Partners	8	$40,832	$29k – $49k	▲ 6.5%
Environmental Health Specialist I	8	$40,263	$19k – $49k	▼ 30.1%
Healthcare Facility Program Assistant	8	$38,398	$30k – $43k	new
Extra Help Deputy District Attorney IV	8	$31,596	$21k – $35k	new
Deputy District Attorney V	8	$19,872	$17k – $23k	new
Healthcare Facility Account Clerk	8	$19,267	$15k – $40k	new
Extra Help Office Assistant II	8	$6,961	$4k – $13k	▼ 1.9%
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Division Director	7	$137,570	$133k – $140k	new
Legal Assistant-Confidential	7	$65,543	$61k – $71k	▲ 23.2%
Legal Assistant	7	$62,111	$43k – $70k	▲ 70.0%
Quality Assurance Specialist	7	$59,403	$56k – $62k	▲ 340.8%
Investigative Assistant	7	$57,110	$52k – $68k	▲ 23.5%
Substance Use Disorders Registered Counselor	7	$47,951	$45k – $49k	new
Facility Assistant	7	$42,271	$38k – $44k	▲ 66.1%
Visual Communications Specialist	7	$41,722	$38k – $57k	▲ 131.6%
Extra Help Family/Community Development Partner	7	$20,546	$16k – $26k	▼ 4.7%
Extra Help Legal Process Clerk II	7	$3,966	$1k – $20k	▼ 75.5%
Deputy County Counsel IV	6	$143,806	$39k – $154k	▲ 94.4%
Board of Supervisors	6	$122,916	$107k – $130k	▲ 10.4%
Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Program Coordinator	6	$106,184	$94k – $109k	new
Management Analyst III	6	$79,254	$47k – $105k	▼ 8.8%
Probation Program Specialist	6	$71,998	$3k – $83k	new
Animal Control Officer II	6	$66,680	$52k – $75k	▲ 76.8%
Dual Diagnosis Specialist	6	$64,546	$58k – $65k	▲ 50.7%
Appraiser II	6	$62,399	$55k – $63k	▲ 11.0%
Sheriff Dispatcher I	6	$54,381	$21k – $68k	▲ 153.6%
Child Support Specialist III	6	$53,484	$49k – $60k	▲ 29.7%
Public Health Nurse II	6	$41,734	$33k – $100k	▼ 50.6%
Licensed Vocational Nurse	6	$24,562	$11k – $32k	new
Extra Help Medical Records Technician	6	$22,511	$13k – $27k	▲ 30.4%
Extra Help Sheriff Community Service Technician	6	$20,674	$11k – $26k	▲ 141.3%
Grounds Maintenance Worker I	6	$18,386	$3k – $22k	▼ 3.8%
Extra Help Mental Health Clinician Trainee	6	$12,570	$10k – $14k	new
Extra Help Animal Control Officer I	6	$9,271	$4k – $13k	▼ 55.3%
Veterans Claim Representative	6	$8,653	$2k – $25k	new
Extra Help Mental Health Clinician I	6	$7,771	$6k – $14k	▲ 125.7%
Account Clerk III	6	$3,105	$2k – $45k	new
Extra Help Sheriff Pilot	6	$1,678	$0k – $43k	new
Deputy Director Human Services Agency	5	$143,348	$126k – $151k	▲ 4.3%
Deputy Public Defender III	5	$117,303	$87k – $131k	▲ 30.3%
Accountant III	5	$82,216	$77k – $84k	▲ 22.7%
Criminal Information Analyst	5	$72,675	$71k – $75k	▲ 30.3%
Deputy Public Administrator/Guardian/Conservator II	5	$70,923	$58k – $76k	▲ 6.5%
Supervising Child Support Specialist	5	$70,185	$70k – $73k	▲ 16.9%
Deputy Coroner II	5	$69,219	$11k – $73k	new
Construction Project Manager	5	$69,058	$35k – $120k	new
Correctional Maintenance Worker	5	$62,790	$36k – $68k	▲ 7.5%
Heavy Equipment Mechanic I	5	$58,347	$56k – $62k	▲ 14.7%
Building Maintenance Worker II	5	$55,737	$44k – $59k	▲ 9.0%
Library Resource Technician II	5	$55,350	$55k – $55k	▲ 8.1%
Automation Systems Analyst II	5	$55,273	$47k – $63k	▼ 0.5%
Victim Witness Advocate	5	$54,557	$52k – $59k	▲ 36.0%
Staff Services Assistant	5	$52,197	$48k – $56k	▲ 72.1%
Deputy District Attorney II	5	$48,492	$38k – $71k	▼ 47.8%
Recorder Clerk III	5	$46,412	$46k – $57k	▲ 13.3%
Housekeeping Attendant	5	$46,169	$29k – $49k	▲ 58.9%
Community Health Specialist	5	$35,508	$31k – $45k	▼ 25.0%
Heavy Equipment Mechanic II	5	$34,782	$19k – $45k	new
Elections Specialist II	5	$29,279	$26k – $32k	new
Communicable Disease Investigator	5	$26,437	$21k – $66k	new
Telephone Systems Operator	5	$23,213	$9k – $29k	▲ 28.2%
Business Services Specialist I	5	$16,976	$2k – $23k	new
Law Library Clerk	5	$15,246	$10k – $27k	new
Library Resource Technician I	5	$13,968	$11k – $18k	new
Extra Help Senior Services Program Worker	5	$8,188	$5k – $13k	new
Program Assistant	5	$1,347	$1k – $1k	▼ 91.6%

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How many people earn what

Under $10k727
$10k – $30k836
$30k – $50k675
$50k – $70k663
$70k – $90k370
$90k – $110k178
$110k – $150k186
$150k or more94

Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.

Pay by department

Department	People	Typical pay
Human Services-eligibility Services Division	266	$42,397
Sheriff	207	$49,691
Sheriff-corrections	200	$59,994
Human Services-social Services Division	187	$46,527
District Attorney	113	$50,558
Human Services-project Planning & Development	99	$37,514
Child Support Services Agency	87	$42,916
Department of Public Works Road Division	86	$42,979
Behavioral Health Administration	82	$47,114
Juvenile Hall	81	$36,796
Human Services-employment Services	81	$52,247
Human Services-administrative Services	78	$54,401

Common questions

How much does a Merced County employee make?

The typical employee was paid $39,763 in 2025: half of the 3,729 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $14,175 and $65,571.

Why do so many people earn very little?

The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 727 people (19.5%) were paid under $10,000.

Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?

No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (89.9% of all pay), overtime (5.6%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (4.5%).

Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?

From California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California) (sco.ca.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in late 2027.

"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals