How much do Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs make in El Centro, CA?

Percentile spread

For Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs, the published 10th percentile is $46,220 and the 90th percentile is $69,890. The difference is $23,670, which is 41.4% 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 $46,220 to the 75th at $57,110, covers $10,890.

The mean annual wage is $54,590, which sits below the median of $57,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The El Centro, CA median is 5.3% higher than the national median of $54,210 for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,006, which is 10.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.1% lower than the California median of $63,520.

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 $57,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs at $60,006 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs. El Centro, CA ranks 4th of 6 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 $64,730 and employment of 720. That median is 13.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,853, against $60,006 here.
• Yuma, AZ is 86 miles away, with a median of $41,690 and employment of 170. That median is 27% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,970, against $60,006 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 113 miles away, with a median of $57,470 and employment of 3,250. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,992, against $60,006 here.

Employment share

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in El Centro, CA (180 of 65,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.76 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.