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Retail Salespersons salary in Sacramento, CA

The median retail salespersons in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $38,100 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,511 a month.

10th percentile
$35,560
25th percentile
$36,260
Median percentile
$38,100
75th percentile
$44,650
90th percentile
$49,570

Based on 22,970 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

$30,126 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,100
Federal income tax−$2,392
Social Security + Medicare−$2,915
California income tax (approx.)−$2,667
Monthly take-home$2,511
Every two weeks$1,159

Does it go far here?

$35,718Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
72%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 retail salespersons salaries · Take-home pay in California