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Database Administrators salary in Sacramento, CA

The median database administrators in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $120,500 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,097 a month.

10th percentile
$62,410
25th percentile
$83,720
Median percentile
$120,500
75th percentile
$147,890
90th percentile
$165,340

Based on 410 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

$85,167 take-home a year
Gross pay$120,500
Federal income tax−$17,680
Social Security + Medicare−$9,218
California income tax (approx.)−$8,435
Monthly take-home$7,097
Every two weeks$3,276

Does it go far here?

$112,965Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
26%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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