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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Sacramento, CA

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $124,680 a year, 59% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,313 a month.

10th percentile
$73,070
25th percentile
$98,210
Median percentile
$124,680
75th percentile
$160,150
90th percentile
$206,530

Based on 370 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$87,757 take-home a year
Gross pay$124,680
Federal income tax−$18,657
Social Security + Medicare−$9,538
California income tax (approx.)−$8,728
Monthly take-home$7,313
Every two weeks$3,375

Does it go far here?

$116,884Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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