What work pays in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

7% pricier than the US average
·CA·
1.1M jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 107
1,080,590 working
CA
18 occupations reported
and more...

The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Physicians, All Other is the best-paid occupation in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA: $308,280 on paper, worth $289,003 once the local price level is taken into account.

What this place does more than anywhere else

Occupations concentrated here relative to the country as a whole.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Physicians, All Other$148.21/hr$308,280$289,003
Lawyers$85.84/hr$178,540$167,376
Pharmacists$83.02/hr$172,680$161,882
Nurse Practitioners$82.70/hr$172,010$161,254
Registered Nurses$82.43/hr$171,460$160,738
Computer and Information Systems Managers$79.46/hr$165,270$154,935
Marketing Managers$78.98/hr$164,270$153,998
Managers, All Other$78.43/hr$163,130$152,929
Financial Managers$78.41/hr$163,090$152,892
Medical and Health Services Managers$76.61/hr$159,350$149,385
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$157,750$147,886
Human Resources Managers$74.69/hr$155,360$145,645
Software Developers$67.14/hr$139,640$130,908
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$65.33/hr$135,880$127,383
Industrial Production Managers$63.93/hr$132,970$124,655
Physical Therapists$63.19/hr$131,430$123,211
Civil Engineers$62.57/hr$130,150$122,011
Construction Managers$62.23/hr$129,440$121,346

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Location

San Diego, CA, United States of America (SAN-San Diego Intl.)

Elsewhere in California

The same state income tax, a different price level. Each figure is the local cost of living against a national average of 100.

All work and pay in California

Photograph by Stephen Leonardi.