Imperial County social worker salary, 2025
134 people worked as social workers for Imperial County in 2025. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $63,776, overtime included.
What is the average social worker salary at Imperial County?
Official pay range1
$44,409 to $97,017
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest social worker title
The largest group of Imperial County's social workers (46 of 134) hold the title Social Worker II, with an official range of $48,895 to $62,529. Those who worked the full year took home an average of $55,229, within the range.
- Social workers
- 134
- 112 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $44,409
- bottom of the Public Authority Social Worker range
- Median take-home
- $60,434
- the middle social worker: half took home more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 62nd
- of 63 California employers
What does each social worker title at Imperial County pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average take-home of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
- Public Authority Social Workerfewer than 5
- Social Worker I$46,004
- Social Worker I-BJMRHfewer than 5
- Social Worker II$55,229
- Social Worker II-BJMRHfewer than 5
- Social Worker III$69,174
- Social Worker IV$74,843
- Social Worker Supervisor I$85,725
- Social Worker Supervisor IIfewer than 5
official range average take-home, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Imperial County pay social workers more than the counties next door?
Average take-home of full-year social workers: Imperial County next to its neighboring counties and the whole state.1
- Imperial County$63,776
- Riverside County$87,427
- San Diego County$97,698
- All employers in California$105,739
All of Imperial County's neighbors pay more: Riverside and San Diego counties.
Where does Imperial County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year social workers, by average take-home.1
All 63 California employers
Imperial County ranks 62nd of 63, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $90,154
Each bar counts the employers whose average take-home falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at Imperial County
As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year social worker, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 1.95% at 55
- the most common formula among Imperial County's social workers
- Employer pension contribution
- $11,724
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $6,862
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about social worker pay at Imperial County
What is the average social worker salary at Imperial County?
Social workers at Imperial County who worked the full year took home an average of $63,776 in 2025, overtime included. The middle social worker took home $60,434: half took home more, half less. The official pay range across its social worker titles runs from $44,409 to $97,017.
How much overtime do social workers at Imperial County earn?
Full-year social workers were paid an average of $2,309 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $860: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do social workers at Imperial County get?
The most common pension formula among Imperial County's social workers is 1.95% at 55, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $11,724 a year into the pension plan.
More public pay in Imperial County
Sources for the Imperial County figures
Every person who held a social worker position at Imperial County at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Take-home is total wages, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median take-home is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with a lot of overtime. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Imperial County.