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[Star Wars] Given Han Solo was able to bribe an Imperial to escape Corellia, how well paid were people employed by the Empire?

In poorer countries, you can assume any police officer/civil servant will take a bribe but it's more risky to try to bribe someone in a richer country where they are paid more. Han was pretty certain his bribe would work without targeting a particular worker to get an exit pass from Corellia, suggesting it leans toward not well paid.
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Well for starters, Coaxium is valuable, a little goes a long, long way, since it is a controled substance, being able to have some that didn't come from some official source can open a lot of doors if you know what to do with it. Han using the Coaxium was less slipping the guy a $100 and more like passing him a small bag of gemstones.

Secondly, its less that the Empire didn't pay well, but rather that there is a bit of a culture in the Imperial Forces to try and get a step up when ever one can. Maybe its a bit of the Sith mentality subconsciously leaking, but Officers were kind of encouraged to backstab others, make a deal with unsavory characters, even grease the wheels a bit in order to get ahead. The only condition is to not get caught, otherwise they will come down hard on you. But for someone who was raised on the streets of Imperial controlled Corellia, Han knew that offering a well placed bribe to any Imperial Officer had more than just a good chance of success as long as he was sly, didnt ask for too much, or make a scene.