Salaries in Sacramento.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.10x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$381,000

Senior VP of Security

Median of All Roles

$152,000

Insurance Frontend Engineer

Entry Level

$37,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Sacramento, CA has a cost-of-living index of 1.10x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Security at $381,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $152,000. Sacramento is California's capital with a growing tech presence as Bay Area companies and remote workers seek lower costs.

About the Sacramento market

Sacramento is California's capital with a growing tech presence as Bay Area companies and remote workers seek lower costs. State government is the largest employer, but healthcare, clean energy, and ag-tech are expanding rapidly. Salaries are lower than the Bay Area but the cost of living difference more than compensates.

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Top 50 salaries in Sacramento

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Security	$381,000	$324,000 – $495,000
2	Senior VP of Product	$377,000	$295,000 – $491,000
3	SVP of Technology	$371,000	$315,000 – $482,000
4	Chief Security Officer	$367,000	$286,000 – $477,000
5	SVP of Engineering	$360,000	$306,000 – $468,000
6	SVP of Finance	$360,000	$306,000 – $468,000
7	SVP of AI Innovation	$349,000	$296,000 – $454,000
8	SVP of Product	$349,000	$296,000 – $454,000
9	VP of AI	$347,000	$295,000 – $451,000
10	VP of AI Research	$347,000	$295,000 – $451,000
11	VP of Developer Experience	$347,000	$295,000 – $451,000
12	VP of Field Engineering	$347,000	$295,000 – $451,000
13	VP of Support Engineering	$347,000	$295,000 – $451,000
14	Senior Head of Security	$344,000	$293,000 – $447,000
15	VP of AI Product	$343,000	$292,000 – $446,000
16	VP of Data Science	$343,000	$292,000 – $446,000
17	VP of IT	$343,000	$292,000 – $446,000
18	VP of Cloud	$343,000	$292,000 – $446,000
19	VP of Mobile	$343,000	$292,000 – $446,000
20	VP of Partner Engineering	$343,000	$292,000 – $446,000
21	VP of Application Engineering	$343,000	$292,000 – $446,000
22	SVP of Data	$342,000	$290,000 – $445,000
23	VP of Information Technology	$340,000	$289,000 – $442,000
24	VP of Database Engineering	$340,000	$289,000 – $442,000
25	Chief Strategy Officer	$338,000	$264,000 – $439,000
26	VP of Data Engineering	$337,000	$287,000 – $438,000
27	VP of Privacy	$337,000	$287,000 – $438,000
28	VP of Security	$337,000	$287,000 – $438,000
29	Chief Commercial Officer	$337,000	$263,000 – $439,000
30	VP of Risk	$337,000	$286,000 – $438,000
31	Chief Architect	$337,000	$286,000 – $438,000
32	VP of Solutions Engineering	$337,000	$287,000 – $438,000
33	Chief Data & AI Officer	$334,000	$249,000 – $436,000
34	Chief Science Officer	$334,000	$261,000 – $434,000
35	VP of Engineering	$333,000	$284,000 – $433,000
36	VP of AI Engineering	$333,000	$284,000 – $433,000
37	VP of Network Engineering	$333,000	$284,000 – $433,000
38	VP of Reliability Engineering	$333,000	$284,000 – $433,000
39	SVP of Sales	$333,000	$260,000 – $433,000
40	VP of Core Engineering	$333,000	$284,000 – $433,000
41	VP of Machine Learning	$330,000	$281,000 – $429,000
42	VP of Platform Engineering	$330,000	$281,000 – $429,000
43	Chief AI Officer	$327,000	$243,000 – $422,000
44	CTO	$327,000	$255,000 – $425,000
45	VP of Finance	$327,000	$278,000 – $425,000
46	VP of Analytics	$327,000	$278,000 – $425,000
47	VP of Security Engineering	$327,000	$278,000 – $425,000
48	Chief Technology Officer	$325,000	$241,000 – $426,000
49	Chief Risk Officer	$325,000	$254,000 – $423,000
50	Senior VP of Design	$324,000	$253,000 – $421,000

Tax considerations

California's 13.3% top state rate applies. Sacramento has no city income tax. Despite the high state rate, the significantly lower housing costs compared to the Bay Area improve take home purchasing power.

Negotiating in Sacramento

Position yourself as Bay Area talent seeking Sacramento quality of life. Employers here are accustomed to offering 80 to 90% of Bay Area rates to attract relocating professionals.

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