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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in El Centro, CA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in El Centro, CA earns $141,760 a year, 120% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,186 a month.

10th percentile
$66,010
25th percentile
$96,160
Median percentile
$141,760
75th percentile
$174,410
90th percentile
$174,410

Based on 200 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$98,236 take-home a year
Gross pay$141,760
Federal income tax−$22,756
Social Security + Medicare−$10,845
California income tax (approx.)−$9,923
Monthly take-home$8,186
Every two weeks$3,778

Does it go far here?

$148,948Median pay in El Centro, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.2 vs 100).
13%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,056 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in El Centro, CA

JobMedian pay
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$123,970
Compliance Officers$106,750
Registered Nurses$103,450
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$100,390
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$99,440
General and Operations Managers$99,250
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$55,140
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$54,420

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