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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in El Centro, CA

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in El Centro, CA earns $76,230 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,760 a month.

10th percentile
$57,890
25th percentile
$60,830
Median percentile
$76,230
75th percentile
$96,080
90th percentile
$159,420

Based on 290 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

$57,122 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,230
Federal income tax−$7,941
Social Security + Medicare−$5,832
California income tax (approx.)−$5,336
Monthly take-home$4,760
Every two weeks$2,197

Does it go far here?

$80,095Median pay in El Centro, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.2 vs 100).
22%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

All police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in California