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Medical Assistants salary in El Centro, CA

The median medical assistants in El Centro, CA earns $45,290 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,950 a month.

10th percentile
$37,320
25th percentile
$39,140
Median percentile
$45,290
75th percentile
$46,980
90th percentile
$57,740

Based on 390 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

$35,400 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,290
Federal income tax−$3,255
Social Security + Medicare−$3,465
California income tax (approx.)−$3,170
Monthly take-home$2,950
Every two weeks$1,362

Does it go far here?

$47,587Median pay in El Centro, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.2 vs 100).
36%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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