What public jobs pay in Imperial County, California

Teachers, police officers, firefighters, registered nurses, correctional officers, 911 dispatchers, social workers and water operators in Imperial County: the county figure for each job and every employer with a page, from official pay records.

How much does each public job pay in Imperial County?

Teachers: average salary on the county's school district schedules. Every other job: average total pay of people who worked the full year, overtime included, across all of the county's employers, where at least 5 worked the full year.

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Questions about public pay in Imperial County

Which public job pays the most in Imperial County?

Of the jobs on this page, registered nurses have the highest average total pay in Imperial County: $111,400 for those who worked the full year, overtime included. Police officers average $104,297, firefighters average $96,857, water operators average $91,511, correctional officers average $84,656, 911 dispatchers average $73,417 and social workers average $63,776. Teachers average $116,162 on the salary schedule, a figure without overtime or extra pay.

How much do teachers make in Imperial County?

$116,162 on average on the salary schedules of Imperial County's 15 reporting school districts (2024-25). Each district's figure is on the Imperial County teacher page.

Sources for the Imperial County figures

Pay figures other than teachers' use only people who worked roughly the full year. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. Each district's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedules and full-time equivalents.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges and wages reported by every city, county and special district, and for nurses, correctional officers and librarians by the University of California, state departments and, for librarians, the California State University and community college districts.

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