Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary — El Centro, California

The average Self-Enrichment Teachers in El Centro, California earns $91,220 a year.

$91,220 / year, mean
↑ 65.1% above national average 100th percentile in California

El Centro sits at the very top of the range for this role in California — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a substantial premium — this metro pays far more for self-enrichment teachers than the U.S. average. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.1%
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.

El Centro $91,220 New York $71,540 San Francisco $70,890 San Jose $70,860 Merced $67,650 Staunton $67,020 Lexington Park $66,950 Utica $63,750 Baltimore $63,510 Salinas $62,920 Santa Cruz $62,450 Santa Rosa $62,400 Charlottesville $61,950 Albany $61,140 Yuba City $60,720 Albany $60,300 Vallejo $59,870 Traverse City $59,840 Napa $59,760 Los Angeles $59,510 San Diego $59,370 Santa Maria $58,420 Kiryas Joel $58,300 Ithaca $57,770 Kingston $57,700 Sacramento $57,420 Brownsville $57,330 Trenton $57,230 Binghamton $57,020 San Luis Obispo $56,750 Stockton $56,710 Seattle $56,510 Sebastian $56,500 Syracuse $56,330 Portland $56,200 Oxnard $55,600 Rochester $55,380 Sebring $55,060 Vineland $54,990 Riverside $54,870 Chico $54,270 Bakersfield $53,870 Mount Vernon $53,870 Atlantic City $53,550 Glens Falls $53,330 Miami $53,250 Eugene $53,140 Kalamazoo $53,020 Hanford $53,000 Richmond $52,960 Redding $52,910 Yakima $52,570 Crestview $52,550 Virginia Beach $52,290 Wenatchee $52,230 Longview $52,190 Modesto $52,160 Fresno $52,130 Bellingham $52,040 Chicago $51,790 Bend $51,580 Gainesville $51,440 Buffalo $51,390 Naples $51,220 Flint $50,850 Hagerstown $50,710 Philadelphia $50,630 Spokane $50,630 Fort Myers $50,070 Bremerton $49,980 Visalia $49,940 Salisbury $49,720 Charleston $49,530 Medford $49,430 Kennewick $49,410 Tampa $49,330 Blacksburg $49,310 Sarasota $49,210 Jacksonville $49,070 Ann Arbor $49,010 Walla Walla $48,640 Pensacola $48,560 Lynchburg $48,450 Olympia $48,360 Lakeland $48,190 Watertown $48,140 Winchester $48,000 Muskegon $47,820 Orlando $47,820 Decatur $47,590 Bowling Green $47,340 Monroe $47,290 Abilene $47,110 York $46,890 Beaumont $46,840 Grants Pass $46,820 Battle Creek $46,800 Corvallis $46,800 Allentown $46,760 Austin $46,550 Port St. Lucie $46,550 Detroit $46,300 Springfield $46,260 Champaign $46,140 Homosassa Springs $46,120 Deltona $45,670 Morgantown $45,590 Williamsport $45,300 Tallahassee $45,270 Panama City $45,230 Palm Bay $45,210 Peoria $45,060 Lansing $44,940 Lexington $44,940 Niles $44,670 Salem $44,560 Houston $44,410 Harrisburg $44,360 Kankakee $44,100 South Bend $44,000 Grand Rapids $43,960 Roanoke $43,880 Lancaster $43,780 Beckley $43,750 Odessa $43,690 Pittsburgh $43,670 Lubbock $43,630 Scranton $43,510 Midland $43,400 Gettysburg $43,260 Reading $43,220 Rockford $43,070 Erie $43,010 Dallas $42,640 Elmira $42,540 San Angelo $42,440 Altoona $42,410 Jackson $42,280 Victoria $42,260 Bay City $42,240 Louisville $42,180 Bloomington $41,890 Johnstown $41,800 Saginaw $41,730 Tyler $41,650 Lebanon $41,570 San Antonio $41,550 Amarillo $41,450 Muncie $41,310 Ocala $41,260 Fort Wayne $41,190 State College $41,150 Huntington $41,040 Wheeling $40,910 Killeen $40,870 Indianapolis $40,520 Chambersburg $40,300 Wichita Falls $40,130 Harrisonburg $39,890 Kokomo $39,740 Elkhart $38,850 Bloomington $38,810 Sherman $38,400 Columbus $38,080 Terre Haute $37,150 El Paso $37,040 McAllen $36,720 Laredo $36,680 Evansville $36,650 Paducah $36,640 Corpus Christi $36,600 College Station $36,140 Lafayette $35,580 Midland $35,530 Elizabethtown $34,390
CityMean salaryvs. El Centro
Abilene, Texas$47,110-48.4%
Albany, Oregon$60,300-33.9%
Albany, New York$61,140-33.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$46,760-48.7%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$42,410-53.5%
Amarillo, Texas$41,450-54.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$49,010-46.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$53,550-41.3%
Austin, Texas$46,550-49.0%
Bakersfield, California$53,870-40.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$63,510-30.4%
Battle Creek, Michigan$46,800-48.7%
Bay City, Michigan$42,240-53.7%
Beaumont, Texas$46,840-48.7%
Beckley, West Virginia$43,750-52.0%
Bellingham, Washington$52,040-43.0%
Bend, Oregon$51,580-43.5%
Binghamton, New York$57,020-37.5%
Blacksburg, Virginia$49,310-45.9%
Bloomington, Illinois$41,890-54.1%
Bloomington, Indiana$38,810-57.5%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$47,340-48.1%
Bremerton, Washington$49,980-45.2%
Brownsville, Texas$57,330-37.2%
Buffalo, New York$51,390-43.7%
Fort Myers, Florida$50,070-45.1%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$40,300-55.8%
Champaign, Illinois$46,140-49.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$49,530-45.7%
Charlottesville, Virginia$61,950-32.1%
Chicago, Illinois$51,790-43.2%
Chico, California$54,270-40.5%
College Station, Texas$36,140-60.4%
Columbus, Indiana$38,080-58.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$36,600-59.9%
Corvallis, Oregon$46,800-48.7%
Crestview, Florida$52,550-42.4%
Dallas, Texas$42,640-53.3%
Decatur, Illinois$47,590-47.8%
Deltona, Florida$45,670-49.9%
Detroit, Michigan$46,300-49.2%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$34,390-62.3%
Elkhart, Indiana$38,850-57.4%
Elmira, New York$42,540-53.4%
El Paso, Texas$37,040-59.4%
Erie, Pennsylvania$43,010-52.9%
Eugene, Oregon$53,140-41.7%
Evansville, Indiana$36,650-59.8%
Flint, Michigan$50,850-44.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$41,190-54.8%
Fresno, California$52,130-42.9%
Gainesville, Florida$51,440-43.6%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$43,260-52.6%
Glens Falls, New York$53,330-41.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$43,960-51.8%
Grants Pass, Oregon$46,820-48.7%
Hagerstown, Maryland$50,710-44.4%
Hanford, California$53,000-41.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$44,360-51.4%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$39,890-56.3%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$46,120-49.4%
Houston, Texas$44,410-51.3%
Huntington, West Virginia$41,040-55.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$40,520-55.6%
Ithaca, New York$57,770-36.7%
Jackson, Michigan$42,280-53.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$49,070-46.2%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$41,800-54.2%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$53,020-41.9%
Kankakee, Illinois$44,100-51.7%
Kennewick, Washington$49,410-45.8%
Killeen, Texas$40,870-55.2%
Kingston, New York$57,700-36.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$58,300-36.1%
Kokomo, Indiana$39,740-56.4%
Lafayette, Indiana$35,580-61.0%
Lakeland, Florida$48,190-47.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$43,780-52.0%
Lansing, Michigan$44,940-50.7%
Laredo, Texas$36,680-59.8%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$41,570-54.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$44,940-50.7%
Lexington Park, Maryland$66,950-26.6%
Longview, Washington$52,190-42.8%
Los Angeles, California$59,510-34.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$42,180-53.8%
Lubbock, Texas$43,630-52.2%
Lynchburg, Virginia$48,450-46.9%
McAllen, Texas$36,720-59.7%
Medford, Oregon$49,430-45.8%
Merced, California$67,650-25.8%
Miami, Florida$53,250-41.6%
Midland, Michigan$35,530-61.1%
Midland, Texas$43,400-52.4%
Modesto, California$52,160-42.8%
Monroe, Michigan$47,290-48.2%
Morgantown, West Virginia$45,590-50.0%
Mount Vernon, Washington$53,870-40.9%
Muncie, Indiana$41,310-54.7%
Muskegon, Michigan$47,820-47.6%
Napa, California$59,760-34.5%
Naples, Florida$51,220-43.9%
New York, New York$71,540-21.6%
Niles, Michigan$44,670-51.0%
Sarasota, Florida$49,210-46.1%
Ocala, Florida$41,260-54.8%
Odessa, Texas$43,690-52.1%
Olympia, Washington$48,360-47.0%
Orlando, Florida$47,820-47.6%
Oxnard, California$55,600-39.0%
Paducah, Kentucky$36,640-59.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$45,210-50.4%
Panama City, Florida$45,230-50.4%
Pensacola, Florida$48,560-46.8%
Peoria, Illinois$45,060-50.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$50,630-44.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$43,670-52.1%
Portland, Oregon$56,200-38.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$46,550-49.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$43,220-52.6%
Redding, California$52,910-42.0%
Richmond, Virginia$52,960-41.9%
Riverside, California$54,870-39.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$43,880-51.9%
Rochester, New York$55,380-39.3%
Rockford, Illinois$43,070-52.8%
Sacramento, California$57,420-37.1%
Saginaw, Michigan$41,730-54.3%
Salem, Oregon$44,560-51.2%
Salinas, California$62,920-31.0%
Salisbury, Maryland$49,720-45.5%
San Angelo, Texas$42,440-53.5%
San Antonio, Texas$41,550-54.5%
San Diego, California$59,370-34.9%
San Francisco, California$70,890-22.3%
San Jose, California$70,860-22.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$56,750-37.8%
Santa Cruz, California$62,450-31.5%
Santa Maria, California$58,420-36.0%
Santa Rosa, California$62,400-31.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$43,510-52.3%
Seattle, Washington$56,510-38.1%
Sebastian, Florida$56,500-38.1%
Sebring, Florida$55,060-39.6%
Sherman, Texas$38,400-57.9%
South Bend, Indiana$44,000-51.8%
Spokane, Washington$50,630-44.5%
Springfield, Illinois$46,260-49.3%
State College, Pennsylvania$41,150-54.9%
Staunton, Virginia$67,020-26.5%
Stockton, California$56,710-37.8%
Syracuse, New York$56,330-38.2%
Tallahassee, Florida$45,270-50.4%
Tampa, Florida$49,330-45.9%
Terre Haute, Indiana$37,150-59.3%
Traverse City, Michigan$59,840-34.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$57,230-37.3%
Tyler, Texas$41,650-54.3%
Utica, New York$63,750-30.1%
Vallejo, California$59,870-34.4%
Victoria, Texas$42,260-53.7%
Vineland, New Jersey$54,990-39.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$52,290-42.7%
Visalia, California$49,940-45.3%
Walla Walla, Washington$48,640-46.7%
Watertown, New York$48,140-47.2%
Wenatchee, Washington$52,230-42.7%
Wheeling, West Virginia$40,910-55.2%
Wichita Falls, Texas$40,130-56.0%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$45,300-50.3%
Winchester, Virginia$48,000-47.4%
Yakima, Washington$52,570-42.4%
York, Pennsylvania$46,890-48.6%
Yuba City, California$60,720-33.4%
Gross salary
91,220/yr
Estimated take-home
68,612/yr
Est. total withheld
24.8%

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.

View cost of living in this state All Self-Enrichment Teachers salaries in California → All Self-Enrichment Teachers salaries →
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 25-3021 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

AK HI

Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
179,319