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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in El Centro, CA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in El Centro, CA earns $49,150 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,186 a month.

10th percentile
$37,230
25th percentile
$43,550
Median percentile
$49,150
75th percentile
$60,130
90th percentile
$72,200

Based on 540 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

$38,232 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,150
Federal income tax−$3,718
Social Security + Medicare−$3,760
California income tax (approx.)−$3,441
Monthly take-home$3,186
Every two weeks$1,470

Does it go far here?

$51,642Median pay in El Centro, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.2 vs 100).
33%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in California