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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Sacramento, CA

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $111,460 a year, 46% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,620 a month.

10th percentile
$79,150
25th percentile
$95,920
Median percentile
$111,460
75th percentile
$122,200
90th percentile
$159,420

Based on 5,420 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

$79,440 take-home a year
Gross pay$111,460
Federal income tax−$15,691
Social Security + Medicare−$8,527
California income tax (approx.)−$7,802
Monthly take-home$6,620
Every two weeks$3,055

Does it go far here?

$104,490Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
27%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 police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in California