municipal police · California

Imperial Police Department

Hiring · 2 openingsImperial, CAImperial CountyEl Centro Area22 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

Call (760) 355-4327

What Imperial PD pays

How we get pay data

Starting pay

$64,522

▲ 5% vs El Centro Area avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source

Top of scale

$86,466

Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026

Lateral start

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Not published

Tracked since Oct 1, 2026. We keep every figure a posting has ever stated, so changes show here.

Rank 2 of 5 El Centro Area departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Open jobs at Imperial PD

POLICE OFFICER
Imperial CA, CAContinuous
$64,522starting
RESERVE POLICE OFFICER
Imperial CA, CAContinuous
Not published

Requirements

From the department's postings

EducationHigh school or GED

How Imperial PD compares nearby

All 8 El Centro Area agencies

1 nearby department starts higher than Imperial PD.

Department	Status	Starting pay	vs Imperial	Bonus	Miles
Imperial PD	Hiring	$64,522	—	None	—
El Centro PD	Hiring	$67,283	+$2,761	None	4
Brawley PD	Hiring	$54,900	−$9,622	None	9
Holtville PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	11
Calexico PD	Hiring	$61,080	−$3,442	None	13
Calipatria PD	Not posting	Not published	—	None	18

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