High paying business and finance jobs in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA run 6.7% above the national average (2024), so a Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA salary is worth about 0.94× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$127,950
Bachelor's degree
$68,640 – $315,0501,260
2Project Management Specialists$124,350
Bachelor's degree
$71,390 – $179,0706,860
3Financial and Investment Analysts$103,980
Bachelor's degree
$74,170 – $177,4701,590
4Labor Relations Specialists$103,790
Bachelor's degree
$40,030 – $158,430930
5Financial Examiners$102,630
Bachelor's degree
$62,290 – $135,110410
6Property Appraisers and Assessors$96,220
Bachelor's degree
$62,550 – $150,490370
7Budget Analysts$95,620
Bachelor's degree
$70,250 – $143,500500
8Compliance Officers$95,220
Bachelor's degree
$59,280 – $153,9702,820
9Accountants and Auditors$92,110
Bachelor's degree
$61,350 – $131,84013,170
10Insurance Underwriters$91,340
Bachelor's degree
$64,770 – $164,200660
11Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$87,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,170 – $124,4302,560
12Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$87,910
Bachelor's degree
$67,410 – $121,0901,560
13Logisticians$85,780
Bachelor's degree
$55,810 – $153,3601,210
14Business Operations Specialists, All Other$84,290
Bachelor's degree
$44,150 – $155,3908,400
15Cost Estimators$83,190
Bachelor's degree
$53,410 – $155,1401,930
16Management Analysts$82,990
Bachelor's degree
$61,320 – $113,94025,600
17Human Resources Specialists$80,950
Bachelor's degree
$51,270 – $132,2905,360
18Buyers and Purchasing Agents$80,090
Bachelor's degree
$52,090 – $130,9202,250
19Loan Officers$79,190
Bachelor's degree
$39,800 – $161,4801,580
20Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$78,630
Bachelor's degree
$38,110 – $138,4004,470
21Fundraisers$76,860
Bachelor's degree
$48,540 – $133,740620
22Training and Development Specialists$76,180
Bachelor's degree
$44,850 – $132,9702,610
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$70,710
Bachelor's degree
$45,810 – $110,520910
24Financial Specialists, All Other$68,700
Bachelor's degree
$37,220 – $134,220680
25Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$67,610
Bachelor's degree
$49,120 – $101,4003,780
26Tax Preparers$60,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430 – $92,890740

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$127,950	$68,640 – $315,050	1,260
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$124,350	$71,390 – $179,070	6,860
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,980	$74,170 – $177,470	1,590
4	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$103,790	$40,030 – $158,430	930
5	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$102,630	$62,290 – $135,110	410
6	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$96,220	$62,550 – $150,490	370
7	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,620	$70,250 – $143,500	500
8	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$95,220	$59,280 – $153,970	2,820
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$92,110	$61,350 – $131,840	13,170
10	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$91,340	$64,770 – $164,200	660
11	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,910	$60,170 – $124,430	2,560
12	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$87,910	$67,410 – $121,090	1,560
13	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$85,780	$55,810 – $153,360	1,210
14	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,290	$44,150 – $155,390	8,400
15	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$83,190	$53,410 – $155,140	1,930
16	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$82,990	$61,320 – $113,940	25,600
17	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$80,950	$51,270 – $132,290	5,360
18	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$80,090	$52,090 – $130,920	2,250
19	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$79,190	$39,800 – $161,480	1,580
20	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,630	$38,110 – $138,400	4,470
21	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$76,860	$48,540 – $133,740	620
22	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,180	$44,850 – $132,970	2,610
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$70,710	$45,810 – $110,520	910
24	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$68,700	$37,220 – $134,220	680
25	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$67,610	$49,120 – $101,400	3,780
26	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,430	$39,430 – $92,890	740

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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