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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Sacramento, CA

The median communications teachers, postsecondary in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $133,300 a year, 70% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,754 a month.

10th percentile
$73,230
25th percentile
$105,580
Median percentile
$133,300
75th percentile
$160,960
90th percentile
$209,910

Based on 120 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

$93,046 take-home a year
Gross pay$133,300
Federal income tax−$20,726
Social Security + Medicare−$10,197
California income tax (approx.)−$9,331
Monthly take-home$7,754
Every two weeks$3,579

Does it go far here?

$124,965Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
23%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 communications teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California