Salaries & Cost of Living in Sacramento County, CA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 20 occupations in Sacramento County, CA.

Jobs listed: 20; Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
Median of medians: $47,465; per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent: $1,793; HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics: 90%; 18 of 20

Pay and cost of living in Sacramento County, CA

Across the 20 occupations we cover in Sacramento County, CA, the middle median salary is $47,465 a year. Pay runs from $34,320 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides up to $171,460 for Registered Nurses, a spread of $137,140. Wages come from the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Sacramento County, CA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,793 a month and a two-bedroom $2,201. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $31,127 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $50,732 a year, and 18 of the 20 occupations listed here (90%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in Sacramento County, CA, highest paying first

Showing 1–20 of 20.

Occupations in Sacramento County, CA ranked by median salary
#	Occupation	Median salary	Take-home	Left per month
1	Registered Nurses	$171,460	$116,302	$7,098
2	General and Operations Managers	$118,460	$84,993	$4,489
3	Computer User Support Specialists	$106,040	$77,410	$3,857
4	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$103,390	$75,792	$3,722
5	Accountants and Auditors	$92,110	$68,906	$3,148
6	Management Analysts	$82,990	$63,338	$2,684
7	Carpenters	$74,440	$58,096	$2,247
8	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,810	$49,245	$1,510
9	Customer Service Representatives	$49,940	$41,163	$836
10	Office Clerks, General	$48,940	$40,419	$774
11	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$45,990	$38,226	$592
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$45,930	$38,181	$588
13	Stockers and Order Fillers	$43,200	$36,100	$414
14	Fast Food and Counter Workers	$42,860	$35,840	$393
15	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$41,450	$34,764	$303
16	Security Guards	$39,460	$33,244	$176
17	Retail Salespersons	$38,100	$32,206	$90
18	Cashiers	$36,790	$31,206	$7
19	Waiters and Waitresses	$35,070	$29,893	−$103
20	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$34,320	$29,320	−$151