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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary in Sacramento, CA

The median bioengineers and biomedical engineers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $128,300 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,498 a month.

10th percentile
$98,010
25th percentile
$103,090
Median percentile
$128,300
75th percentile
$128,310
90th percentile
$144,330

Based on 130 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

$89,978 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,300
Federal income tax−$19,526
Social Security + Medicare−$9,815
California income tax (approx.)−$8,981
Monthly take-home$7,498
Every two weeks$3,461

Does it go far here?

$120,277Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
24%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

All bioengineers and biomedical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in California