How much do Detectives and Criminal Investigators make in El Centro, CA?

Percentile spread

For Detectives and Criminal Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $73,610 and the 90th percentile is $130,850. The difference is $57,240, which is 46.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $106,750 to the 75th at $127,420, covers $20,670.

The mean annual wage is $114,940, which sits below the median of $123,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The El Centro, CA median is 32.2% higher than the national median of $93,790 for Detectives and Criminal Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $130,256, which is 38.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% lower than the California median of $124,840.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for El Centro, CA is 95.174, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $123,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Detectives and Criminal Investigators at $130,256 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Detectives and Criminal Investigators. El Centro, CA ranks 4th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 82 miles away, with a median of $124,840 and employment of 2,990. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,577, against $130,256 here.
• Yuma, AZ is 86 miles away, with a median of $94,520 and employment of 790. That median is 23.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,957, against $130,256 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 113 miles away, with a median of $127,420 and employment of 1,510. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,708, against $130,256 here.

Employment share

Detectives and Criminal Investigators accounts for 1.2% of wage-and-salary employment in El Centro, CA (770 of 65,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (114,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 15.99 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.