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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary in Sacramento, CA

The median news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $80,000 a year, 29% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,959 a month.

10th percentile
$41,570
25th percentile
$59,710
Median percentile
$80,000
75th percentile
$100,780
90th percentile
$122,160

Based on 220 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

$59,510 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,000
Federal income tax−$8,770
Social Security + Medicare−$6,120
California income tax (approx.)−$5,600
Monthly take-home$4,959
Every two weeks$2,289

Does it go far here?

$74,998Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
37%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 news analysts, reporters, and journalists salaries · Take-home pay in California