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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Sacramento, CA

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $36,110 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,389 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$34,400
Median percentile
$36,110
75th percentile
$43,610
90th percentile
$46,270

Based on 3,610 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

$28,667 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,110
Federal income tax−$2,153
Social Security + Medicare−$2,762
California income tax (approx.)−$2,528
Monthly take-home$2,389
Every two weeks$1,103

Does it go far here?

$33,852Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
76%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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