Tutors pay range in El Centro
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,650 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,710 or more. The middle half of tutors in El Centro earn between $47,760 and $50,150.
- $38K10th
- $48K25th
- $49KMedian
- $50K75th
- $65K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $50,430 | $4,202 | $24.25 |
| Median | $49,000 | $4,083 | $23.56 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $47,760 | $3,980 | $22.96 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $50,150 | $4,179 | $24.11 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Tutors salary after taxes in El Centro
On the average salary of $50,430, a single filer in El Centro takes home about $41,482 a year, or $3,457 a month and $1,595 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is El Centro a good place for tutors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the El Centro area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.2), so the average $50,430 buys what about $52,987 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in El Centro ($45,140). A typical home costs $379,330, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Tutors salary in other California cities
El Centro ranks 4th of 22 California metro areas for this job; San Diego pays the most ($55,710).
- San Diego$55,710
- San Jose$55,040
- San Francisco$54,740
- El Centro$50,430
- Santa Rosa$49,370
- Oxnard$49,150
- Vallejo$48,960
- Merced$48,370
- Los Angeles$48,030
- Modesto$47,850
Highest-paying cities for tutors
Casper, WY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,050).
- Casper, WY$101,050
- Waterloo, IA$76,550
- Lexington Park, MD$74,760
- Amherst, MA$71,850
- Providence, RI$69,510
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Tutors salary in El Centro: questions
How much do tutors make an hour in El Centro?
$24.24 an hour on average, and $23.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level tutors salary in El Centro?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,650 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,760, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the tutors take-home pay in El Centro?
About $41,482 a year ($3,457 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,430. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do tutors earn more in El Centro than elsewhere?
The average here is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,449).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-3041; area El Centro, CA (20940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 3.31, this job is 3.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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