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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in Sacramento, CA

The median software quality assurance analysts and testers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $104,410 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,248 a month.

10th percentile
$58,870
25th percentile
$78,030
Median percentile
$104,410
75th percentile
$132,280
90th percentile
$158,940

Based on 930 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

$74,974 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,410
Federal income tax−$14,140
Social Security + Medicare−$7,987
California income tax (approx.)−$7,309
Monthly take-home$6,248
Every two weeks$2,884

Does it go far here?

$97,881Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
29%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

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