Imperial Unified School District teacher salaries
Imperial Unified School District is a unified school district in Imperial County, with its district office in Imperial. Pay starts at $72,916 on the first step. The largest group (48%) is on the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 OR PHD column, which climbs to $149,089 by step 30.
Lowest
$72,916
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$117,292
- $1,130 above Imperial County average
- $13,740 above California average
Highest
$149,089
BA+75+MA OR MA+30 OR PHD, step 30
Imperial Unified average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Imperial County $116,162
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 220
- Starting salary
- $72,916
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $121,049
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 73rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Imperial Unified pay teachers more than the median California district?
Line up all 828 reporting California districts from the lowest average salary to the highest. The one in the middle is the median district: half the districts pay a lower average, half pay a higher one. A median isn't pulled up or down by a few unusually high- or low-paying districts, so it shows what a typical district pays.
Yes
Imperial Unified's average of $117,292 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Imperial Unified ranks 73rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 15 reporting districts in Imperial County
Imperial Unified ranks 5th of 15, above the middle district.
Middle district: $106,492
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
What BA+98, steps and credentials mean
Teacher pay in California is set by a grid. Two things place you on it: how long you've taught and how much college you've done.
- Step
- Steps go up with years of service. Step 5 on Imperial Unified's BA column pays $77,291. Experienced teachers joining Imperial Unified can be placed as high as step 6.
- Column, such as BA+98
- Your bachelor's degree (BA) plus the college semester units you've completed since. BA+98 means a bachelor's plus 98 more units. Imperial Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75+MA OR MA+30 OR PHD, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Imperial Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$120,309
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $149,089 on step 30.
Imperial Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 50% of Imperial Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 11
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Imperial Unified
Bonuses are paid on top of the schedule, in the amounts the district reported.2 Teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.3 Extra pay for coaching, clubs and similar duties isn't part of this report.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $19,898paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$50014 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$45 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 6
Questions about teacher pay at Imperial Unified
How much do Imperial Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Imperial Unified's teacher schedule is $117,292 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $72,916 (BA, step 1) to $149,089 (BA+75+MA OR MA+30 OR PHD, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Imperial Unified?
The schedule starts at $72,916 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 6.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Imperial Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 OR PHD column, where 48% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $149,089. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Imperial Unified teacher pay high for California?
Imperial Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 73rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th of 15 in Imperial County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $116,162 in Imperial County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Imperial County
Sources for the Imperial Unified figures
Salaries are the annual amounts on the district's certificated salary schedule. Following the state's definitions, they leave out extended-year pay, bonuses and extra-curricular pay such as coaching. Counts are full-time equivalents, so two half-time teachers count as one, and they can include counselors, nurses and librarians paid on the same schedule. County averages, ranks and percentages are our own arithmetic on these figures; our statewide average matches the state's published $103,552.
- California Department of Education, Selected Certificated Salaries and Related Statistics, 2024-25, Table I: average salary paid, raise on last year, highest starting step. The median salary is our own calculation from source 2.
- Imperial Unified's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedule, full-time equivalents per cell, bonuses, health contributions, work days.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.