Psychiatric Technicians Salary — El Centro, California

The average Psychiatric Technicians in El Centro, California earns $48,180 a year.

$48,180 / year, mean
↑ 2.8% above national average 12th percentile in California

El Centro is among the lowest-paying cities in California for this specific role. That's close to the national average for psychiatric technicians — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.3%
Cost of living 95 #101 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $379,330 #63 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $56,393 #178 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: El Centro ranks #101 for cost of living and #63 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Stockton $90,620 Napa $79,140 Vallejo $76,310 Visalia $73,420 Ann Arbor $68,620 Salem $67,720 Santa Maria $64,900 San Francisco $63,480 San Jose $63,410 Santa Rosa $60,190 New York $59,900 Buffalo $59,520 Fresno $59,390 Riverside $58,850 Spokane $58,490 Atlantic City $57,050 Seattle $56,490 Sacramento $55,540 Eugene $55,360 Syracuse $53,920 San Diego $53,350 Modesto $53,170 Los Angeles $53,050 Portland $50,220 Trenton $49,950 Lansing $49,900 Rochester $49,450 Baltimore $48,300 El Centro $48,180 Philadelphia $47,780 Punta Gorda $47,530 Richmond $47,330 Wildwood $46,740 Virginia Beach $46,320 Kennewick $46,300 Chicago $45,890 Miami $45,860 Fort Myers $45,840 Santa Cruz $45,840 Bay City $45,450 Orlando $45,250 Indianapolis $44,970 Hagerstown $44,940 Detroit $44,900 Kalamazoo $44,800 Naples $44,790 Jacksonville $44,680 Lexington Park $44,660 Flint $44,630 York $44,390 Tampa $44,190 Altoona $44,080 Sarasota $44,040 Roanoke $43,870 Scranton $43,870 Allentown $43,780 Palm Bay $43,760 Springfield $43,640 Houston $43,470 Pittsburgh $43,470 Elkhart $43,360 Dallas $42,880 Fort Wayne $42,880 Austin $42,830 Lakeland $42,680 Louisville $42,520 Champaign $42,450 Harrisburg $42,330 Peoria $42,060 Crestview $41,670 Panama City $41,660 Port St. Lucie $41,610 South Bend $41,470 Columbus $41,180 Corpus Christi $41,090 Chambersburg $41,070 Pensacola $40,960 Tallahassee $40,930 Gainesville $40,890 Ocala $40,710 Williamsport $40,690 Reading $40,530 Deltona $40,480 Killeen $40,470 Lexington $40,360 San Antonio $40,360 Bloomington $40,240 Evansville $40,150 Bloomington $39,540 Erie $39,480 Terre Haute $39,050 Grand Rapids $39,000 Beaumont $38,830 Johnstown $38,660 Charleston $38,380 San Angelo $37,640 Tyler $36,820 Decatur $36,660 Waco $36,240 Amarillo $35,400 El Paso $35,260 Huntington $34,930 Brownsville $34,710 Wheeling $31,450
CityMean salaryvs. El Centro
Allentown, Pennsylvania$43,780-9.1%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$44,080-8.5%
Amarillo, Texas$35,400-26.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$68,620+42.4%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$57,050+18.4%
Austin, Texas$42,830-11.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$48,300+0.2%
Bay City, Michigan$45,450-5.7%
Beaumont, Texas$38,830-19.4%
Bloomington, Illinois$39,540-17.9%
Bloomington, Indiana$40,240-16.5%
Brownsville, Texas$34,710-28.0%
Buffalo, New York$59,520+23.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$45,840-4.9%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$41,070-14.8%
Champaign, Illinois$42,450-11.9%
Charleston, West Virginia$38,380-20.3%
Chicago, Illinois$45,890-4.8%
Columbus, Indiana$41,180-14.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$41,090-14.7%
Crestview, Florida$41,670-13.5%
Dallas, Texas$42,880-11.0%
Decatur, Illinois$36,660-23.9%
Deltona, Florida$40,480-16.0%
Detroit, Michigan$44,900-6.8%
Elkhart, Indiana$43,360-10.0%
El Paso, Texas$35,260-26.8%
Erie, Pennsylvania$39,480-18.1%
Eugene, Oregon$55,360+14.9%
Evansville, Indiana$40,150-16.7%
Flint, Michigan$44,630-7.4%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$42,880-11.0%
Fresno, California$59,390+23.3%
Gainesville, Florida$40,890-15.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$39,000-19.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$44,940-6.7%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$42,330-12.1%
Houston, Texas$43,470-9.8%
Huntington, West Virginia$34,930-27.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$44,970-6.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$44,680-7.3%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$38,660-19.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$44,800-7.0%
Kennewick, Washington$46,300-3.9%
Killeen, Texas$40,470-16.0%
Lakeland, Florida$42,680-11.4%
Lansing, Michigan$49,900+3.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$40,360-16.2%
Lexington Park, Maryland$44,660-7.3%
Los Angeles, California$53,050+10.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$42,520-11.7%
Miami, Florida$45,860-4.8%
Modesto, California$53,170+10.4%
Napa, California$79,140+64.3%
Naples, Florida$44,790-7.0%
New York, New York$59,900+24.3%
Sarasota, Florida$44,040-8.6%
Ocala, Florida$40,710-15.5%
Orlando, Florida$45,250-6.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$43,760-9.2%
Panama City, Florida$41,660-13.5%
Pensacola, Florida$40,960-15.0%
Peoria, Illinois$42,060-12.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$47,780-0.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$43,470-9.8%
Portland, Oregon$50,220+4.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$41,610-13.6%
Punta Gorda, Florida$47,530-1.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$40,530-15.9%
Richmond, Virginia$47,330-1.8%
Riverside, California$58,850+22.1%
Roanoke, Virginia$43,870-8.9%
Rochester, New York$49,450+2.6%
Sacramento, California$55,540+15.3%
Salem, Oregon$67,720+40.6%
San Angelo, Texas$37,640-21.9%
San Antonio, Texas$40,360-16.2%
San Diego, California$53,350+10.7%
San Francisco, California$63,480+31.8%
San Jose, California$63,410+31.6%
Santa Cruz, California$45,840-4.9%
Santa Maria, California$64,900+34.7%
Santa Rosa, California$60,190+24.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$43,870-8.9%
Seattle, Washington$56,490+17.2%
South Bend, Indiana$41,470-13.9%
Spokane, Washington$58,490+21.4%
Springfield, Illinois$43,640-9.4%
Stockton, California$90,620+88.1%
Syracuse, New York$53,920+11.9%
Tallahassee, Florida$40,930-15.0%
Tampa, Florida$44,190-8.3%
Terre Haute, Indiana$39,050-18.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$49,950+3.7%
Tyler, Texas$36,820-23.6%
Vallejo, California$76,310+58.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$46,320-3.9%
Visalia, California$73,420+52.4%
Waco, Texas$36,240-24.8%
Wheeling, West Virginia$31,450-34.7%
Wildwood, Florida$46,740-3.0%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$40,690-15.5%
York, Pennsylvania$44,390-7.9%
Gross salary
48,180/yr
Estimated take-home
39,809/yr
Est. total withheld
17.4%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for El Centro

These notes add local color around El Centro, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 29-2053 SOC code
Official area El Centro, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 20940 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
179,319