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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in El Centro, CA

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in El Centro, CA earns $57,610 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,703 a month.

10th percentile
$38,640
25th percentile
$45,320
Median percentile
$57,610
75th percentile
$74,390
90th percentile
$83,180

Based on 100 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

$44,437 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,610
Federal income tax−$4,733
Social Security + Medicare−$4,407
California income tax (approx.)−$4,033
Monthly take-home$3,703
Every two weeks$1,709

Does it go far here?

$60,531Median pay in El Centro, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.2 vs 100).
29%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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