Solar Photovoltaic Installer Salary in Merced, California

The annual salary statistics of solar photovoltaic installers in Merced, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of solar photovoltaic installers in Merced is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Solar Photovoltaic Installers in Merced, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,010
25th Percentile Wage
$37,000
50th Percentile Wage
$44,110
75th Percentile Wage
$56,460
90th Percentile Wage
$63,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for solar photovoltaic installers in Merced, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,010.

Table 2. Compare Solar Photovoltaic Installer Salary in Merced with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,110 in Merced is in the middle of salary range for solar photovoltaic installers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of solar photovoltaic installers in Merced is 27.5 percent (27.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 16.3 percent (16.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$60,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$57,720
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$57,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$50,630
Visalia-Porterville
$50,510
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$49,230
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$48,770
Modesto
$48,200
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$48,190
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$47,980
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,500
Stockton
$47,400
Fresno
$46,760
Redding
$46,640
Bakersfield-Delano
$46,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$45,820
Merced
$44,110
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,010
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$42,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$40,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$40,400
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$40,260
Chico
$39,240
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$38,710
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$36,900

See also: Top paying jobs in Merced, California.