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Tax Preparers salary in Sacramento, CA

The median tax preparers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $60,430 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,875 a month.

10th percentile
$39,430
25th percentile
$55,900
Median percentile
$60,430
75th percentile
$75,170
90th percentile
$92,890

Based on 740 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

$46,505 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,430
Federal income tax−$5,072
Social Security + Medicare−$4,623
California income tax (approx.)−$4,230
Monthly take-home$3,875
Every two weeks$1,789

Does it go far here?

$56,651Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
47%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 tax preparers salaries · Take-home pay in California