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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Sacramento, CA

The median social and human service assistants in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $53,810 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,471 a month.

10th percentile
$39,180
25th percentile
$46,530
Median percentile
$53,810
75th percentile
$62,600
90th percentile
$75,060

Based on 3,190 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

$41,650 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,810
Federal income tax−$4,277
Social Security + Medicare−$4,116
California income tax (approx.)−$3,767
Monthly take-home$3,471
Every two weeks$1,602

Does it go far here?

$50,445Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
52%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in California