Coaches and Scouts pay range in Merced
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $94,200 or more. The middle half of coaches and scouts in Merced earn between $34,320 and $64,280.
- $34K10th
- $34K25th
- $47KMedian
- $64K75th
- $94K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $54,830 | $4,569 | — |
| Median | $47,470 | $3,956 | — |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $34,320 | $2,860 | — |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $64,280 | $5,357 | — |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).
Coaches and Scouts salary after taxes in Merced
On the average salary of $54,830, a single filer in Merced takes home about $44,754 a year, or $3,729 a month and $1,721 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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.
Is Merced a good place for coaches and scouts? 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 $54,830 buys what about $55,792 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 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.
Coaches and Scouts salary in other California cities
Merced ranks 15th of 23 California metro areas for this job; Salinas pays the most ($86,040).
- Salinas$86,040
- San Francisco$73,890
- El Centro$73,380
- San Jose$72,890
- Oxnard$65,580
- Santa Cruz$63,180
- San Luis Obispo$61,940
- Los Angeles$60,370
- Santa Maria$60,170
- Merced$54,830
Highest-paying cities for coaches and scouts
Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($193,180).
- Corvallis, OR$193,180
- Lafayette, IN$160,700
- Champaign, IL$134,940
- Lansing, MI$127,670
- Green Bay, WI$123,420
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Coaches and Scouts salary in Merced: questions
What is the entry-level coaches and scouts salary in Merced?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,320, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the coaches and scouts take-home pay in Merced?
About $44,754 a year ($3,729 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,830. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do coaches and scouts earn more in Merced than elsewhere?
The average here is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,183).
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 27-2022; area Merced, CA (32900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
- 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 0.35, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.35).
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