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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Sacramento, CA

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $65,810 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,204 a month.

10th percentile
$48,080
25th percentile
$56,610
Median percentile
$65,810
75th percentile
$75,940
90th percentile
$82,670

Based on 2,000 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

$50,452 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,810
Federal income tax−$5,717
Social Security + Medicare−$5,034
California income tax (approx.)−$4,607
Monthly take-home$4,204
Every two weeks$1,940

Does it go far here?

$61,695Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
43%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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in California