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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Sacramento, CA

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $139,790 a year, 83% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,086 a month.

10th percentile
$79,820
25th percentile
$95,280
Median percentile
$139,790
75th percentile
$169,440
90th percentile
$221,050

Based on 50 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

$97,027 take-home a year
Gross pay$139,790
Federal income tax−$22,284
Social Security + Medicare−$10,694
California income tax (approx.)−$9,785
Monthly take-home$8,086
Every two weeks$3,732

Does it go far here?

$131,049Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
22%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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California