How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in El Centro, CA?

Percentile spread

For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $93,580 and the 90th percentile is $196,370. The difference is $102,790, which is 76.8% 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 $116,780 to the 75th at $163,670, covers $46,890.

The mean annual wage is $139,700, which sits above the median of $133,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The El Centro, CA median is 36.7% higher than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $140,543, which is 43.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.4% higher than the California median of $118,970.

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 $133,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $140,543 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 Speech-Language Pathologists. 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 $119,690 and employment of 1,590. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,974, against $140,543 here.
• Yuma, AZ is 86 miles away, with a median of $93,700 and employment of 40. That median is 29.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,072, against $140,543 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 113 miles away, with a median of $118,560 and employment of 2,120. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $111,385, against $140,543 here.

Employment share

Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in El Centro, CA (70 of 65,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.