Home Metros El Centro, CA May 2025 OEWS · California
Highest-paying jobs in El Centro, CA All-occupations median
$45,140
10th $34,320 90th $115,870
10th percentile $34,320
25th percentile $35,550
Median $45,140
75th percentile $74,120
90th percentile $115,870
Mean $61,630 Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Employment across all occupations: 65,430.
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for this metro is 95.174, with the United States at 100. Compare prices .
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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Highest published annual medians Detailed occupations in El Centro, CA with a published annual median, May 2025. Occupation Employment 10th Median 90th Physicians, All Other 40 $181,550 $370,290 $471,030 Family Medicine Physicians 60 $62,940 $220,170 $345,310 Dentists, General 40 $100,830 $217,830 $346,300 Chief Executives 60 $37,380 $177,950 $417,340 Architectural and Engineering Managers 40 $127,260 $172,460 $228,260 Nurse Practitioners 70 $103,330 $164,700 $213,520 Lawyers 110 $95,160 $162,580 $207,480 Pharmacists 90 $123,600 $158,490 $201,290 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 170 $125,630 $156,750 $207,330 Physician Assistants 40 $124,020 $156,730 $193,750 Computer and Information Systems Managers 50 $89,980 $152,360 $217,390 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 50 $82,600 $149,290 $205,040 Managers, All Other 360 $122,840 $147,410 $180,870 School Psychologists 50 $106,250 $145,400 $169,650 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 200 $66,010 $141,760 $174,410 Human Resources Managers 50 $79,860 $137,930 $227,430 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 40 $68,210 $134,950 $134,950 Speech-Language Pathologists 70 $93,580 $133,760 $196,370 Medical and Health Services Managers 220 $56,560 $132,620 $209,070 Industrial Production Managers 80 $75,290 $132,280 $211,600 Construction Managers 60 $82,600 $130,630 $195,000 Financial Managers 130 $77,530 $129,480 $239,390 Software Developers 70 $67,570 $125,930 $171,200 Detectives and Criminal Investigators 770 $73,610 $123,970 $130,850 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 40 $109,600 $119,480 $130,170 Physical Therapists 70 $81,620 $116,950 $149,200 Dental Hygienists 40 $103,290 $115,870 $130,840 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 50 $54,020 $111,880 $133,020 Civil Engineers 120 $77,880 $109,490 $162,860 Compliance Officers 840 $54,850 $106,750 $130,850 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 60 $41,960 $106,620 $156,700 Project Management Specialists 140 $62,610 $105,860 $156,540 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 250 $72,140 $104,140 $209,060 Registered Nurses 950 $84,500 $103,450 $150,990 Computer Occupations, All Other 30 $35,890 $103,310 $151,510 Facilities Managers 70 $65,640 $102,710 $171,860 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 40 $89,600 $101,650 $117,720 Administrative Services Managers 70 $71,090 $100,560 $160,900 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 860 $60,800 $100,390 $135,570 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 780 $62,950 $99,440 $127,780
Largest occupations Largest detailed occupations in El Centro, CA by May 2025 employment. Occupation Employment 10th Median 90th Home Health and Personal Care Aides 8,020 $34,320 $34,320 $34,320 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 3,350 $34,320 $35,140 $41,020 Cashiers 1,960 $34,320 $35,090 $42,610 Retail Salespersons 1,900 $34,320 $35,490 $45,430 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,630 $34,530 $38,840 $45,820 Stockers and Order Fillers 1,360 $34,320 $39,450 $49,600 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,190 $35,060 $40,450 $56,740 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,130 $37,870 $55,140 $75,380 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 1,110 $36,350 $43,970 $57,760 Office Clerks, General 1,100 $35,910 $44,500 $60,330 Registered Nurses 950 $84,500 $103,450 $150,990 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 930 $34,740 $37,350 $48,100 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 860 $60,800 $100,390 $135,570 Compliance Officers 840 $54,850 $106,750 $130,850 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 780 $62,950 $99,440 $127,780 Detectives and Criminal Investigators 770 $73,610 $123,970 $130,850 General and Operations Managers 730 $50,550 $99,250 $226,050 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 690 $40,290 $54,420 $66,220 Security Guards 670 $34,320 $37,230 $55,380 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 640 $37,820 $46,250 $72,880 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 540 $37,230 $49,150 $72,200 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 530 $37,120 $47,960 $73,380 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 500 $36,590 $47,870 $75,120 Waiters and Waitresses 480 $34,320 $34,320 $47,960 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 480 $43,920 $66,410 $94,580
Questions this page answers What is the median wage in El Centro, CA? Across all occupations, the May 2025 median annual wage in El Centro, CA is $45,140. Employment is 65,430.
Which published occupation has the highest median in El Centro, CA? Physicians, All Other has the highest published annual median on this list, $370,290, in the May 2025 OEWS estimates for El Centro, CA.
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