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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Sacramento, CA

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $56,840 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,656 a month.

10th percentile
$40,000
25th percentile
$48,300
Median percentile
$56,840
75th percentile
$64,290
90th percentile
$78,020

Based on 8,680 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

$43,872 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,840
Federal income tax−$4,641
Social Security + Medicare−$4,348
California income tax (approx.)−$3,979
Monthly take-home$3,656
Every two weeks$1,687

Does it go far here?

$53,286Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
50%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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