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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Sacramento, CA

The median child, family, and school social workers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $63,270 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,049 a month.

10th percentile
$47,410
25th percentile
$50,560
Median percentile
$63,270
75th percentile
$74,490
90th percentile
$94,820

Based on 3,550 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

$48,589 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,270
Federal income tax−$5,412
Social Security + Medicare−$4,840
California income tax (approx.)−$4,429
Monthly take-home$4,049
Every two weeks$1,869

Does it go far here?

$59,314Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
45%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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in California