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Chief Operating Officer (COO) pay in El Centro, CA

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The median annual wage for Chief Executives in El Centro, CA was $177,950 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $93,640 and $265,230.

The El Centro, CA median is $36,040 below the national median of $213,990, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about el Centro, CA?

$177,950
Chief Executives in El Centro, CA: median $177,950; published 25th to 75th percentile $93,640 to $265,230.
Annual wage percentiles, El Centro, CA
10th25thMedian75th90th
$37,380$93,640$177,950$265,230$417,340
$85.55
Chief Executives in El Centro, CA: median $85.55; published 25th to 75th percentile $45.02 to $127.52.
Hourly wage percentiles, El Centro, CA
10th25thMedian75th90th
$17.97$45.02$85.55$127.52$200.65

BLS estimated 60 workers employed in this occupation in El Centro, CA. Location quotient: 0.71.

What should you know about united States?

$213,990
Chief Executives in U.S.: median $213,990; published 25th to 75th percentile $129,540 to $356,200.
Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$75,700$129,540$213,990$356,200$507,730
$102.88
Chief Executives in U.S.: median $102.88; published 25th to 75th percentile $62.28 to $171.25.
Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$36.39$62.28$102.88$171.25$244.10

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Chief Operating Officer (COO) median is $177,950. The all-occupations median in El Centro, CA is $45,140. Ratio: 3.94 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.71 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Chief Operating Officer (COO) in El Centro, CA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period25thMedian75th
May 2024$103,830$152,810Top-coded, no exact figure
May 2025$93,640$177,950$265,230

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives, El Centro, CA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-1011 Chief Executives, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Chief Operating Officer (COO)
AreaMedian25th to 75th
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$238,440$155,810 to $387,130
Yuma, AZ$141,100$102,280 to $186,440

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