SOC 43-3071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Tellers make in El Centro, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tellers in El Centro, CA is $45,550. The 10th percentile is $36,870 and the 90th percentile is $48,200. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$45,550

10th percentile
$36,870
25th percentile
$36,870
Median
$45,550
75th percentile
$46,470
90th percentile
$48,200
Mean
$43,090

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Tellers, the published 10th percentile is $36,870 and the 90th percentile is $48,200. The difference is $11,330, which is 24.9% 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 $36,870 to the 75th at $46,470, covers $9,600.

The mean annual wage is $43,090, which sits below the median of $45,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The El Centro, CA median is 5.9% higher than the national median of $43,030 for Tellers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,860, which is 11.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% lower than the California median of $46,900.

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 $45,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tellers at $47,860 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 Tellers. El Centro, CA ranks 5th 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 $47,550 and employment of 2,110. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,498, against $47,860 here.
  • Yuma, AZ is 86 miles away, with a median of $42,260 and employment of 140. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,585, against $47,860 here.
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 113 miles away, with a median of $45,880 and employment of 2,510. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,103, against $47,860 here.

Employment share

Tellers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in El Centro, CA (100 of 65,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (329,480 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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.

Highest-paying jobs in El Centro, CA · Tellers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Tellers make in El Centro, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Tellers in El Centro, CA is $45,550. The 10th percentile is $36,870 and the 90th percentile is $48,200. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Tellers?

The local median is 5.9% higher than the national median of $43,030.

What is Tellers 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 $45,550 is $47,860. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

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

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 82 miles away, at $47,550. El Centro, CA ranks 5th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.