How much do Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education make in El Centro, CA?

Percentile spread

For Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, the published 10th percentile is $72,140 and the 90th percentile is $209,060. The difference is $136,920, which is 131.5% 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 $80,420 to the 75th at $131,740, covers $51,320.

The mean annual wage is $117,020, which sits above the median of $104,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The El Centro, CA median is 61.8% higher than the national median of $64,370 for Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $109,421, which is 70% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.2% higher than the California median of $98,950.

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 $104,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education at $109,421 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 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education. El Centro, CA ranks 1st 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 $78,460 and employment of 2,310. That median is 24.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,124, against $109,421 here.
• Yuma, AZ is 86 miles away, with a median of $48,770 and employment of 200. That median is 53.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,607, against $109,421 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 113 miles away, with a median of $100,810 and employment of 4,860. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,709, against $109,421 here.

Employment share

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in El Centro, CA (250 of 65,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.40% of employment (620,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 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.