SOC 29-1171 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Nurse Practitioners make in El Centro, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in El Centro, CA is $164,700. The 10th percentile is $103,330 and the 90th percentile is $213,520. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$164,700

10th percentile
$103,330
25th percentile
$151,420
Median
$164,700
75th percentile
$172,970
90th percentile
$213,520
Mean
$161,840

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Asparagus pickers in the Maneadero valley, Baja California. Photograph by Tomas Castelazo. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Nurse Practitioners, the published 10th percentile is $103,330 and the 90th percentile is $213,520. The difference is $110,190, which is 66.9% 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 $151,420 to the 75th at $172,970, covers $21,550.

The mean annual wage is $161,840, which sits below the median of $164,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The El Centro, CA median is 24.5% higher than the national median of $132,300 for Nurse Practitioners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $173,051, which is 30.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the California median of $168,520.

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 $164,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nurse Practitioners at $173,051 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 Nurse Practitioners. El Centro, CA ranks 2nd 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 $163,860 and employment of 2,340. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,451, against $173,051 here.
  • Yuma, AZ is 86 miles away, with a median of $129,770 and employment of 110. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,980, against $173,051 here.
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 113 miles away, with a median of $169,920 and employment of 1,710. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $159,636, against $173,051 here.

Employment share

Nurse Practitioners accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in El Centro, CA (70 of 65,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (323,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Nurse Practitioners make in El Centro, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nurse Practitioners in El Centro, CA is $164,700. The 10th percentile is $103,330 and the 90th percentile is $213,520. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Nurse Practitioners?

The local median is 24.5% higher than the national median of $132,300.

What is Nurse Practitioners pay in El Centro, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for El Centro, CA is 95.174, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $164,700 is $173,051. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does El Centro, CA compare with nearby metros for Nurse Practitioners?

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 82 miles away, at $163,860. El Centro, CA ranks 2nd of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.