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Registered Nurses salary in Sacramento, CA

The median registered nurses in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $171,460 a year, 76% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,705 a month.

10th percentile
$100,630
25th percentile
$131,830
Median percentile
$171,460
75th percentile
$198,580
90th percentile
$218,780

Based on 23,590 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

$116,457 take-home a year
Gross pay$171,460
Federal income tax−$29,884
Social Security + Medicare−$13,117
California income tax (approx.)−$12,002
Monthly take-home$9,705
Every two weeks$4,479

Does it go far here?

$160,739Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
19%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
Dentists, General$170,500
Natural Sciences Managers$170,010

All registered nurses salaries · Take-home pay in California