Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

Each occupation's median wage in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

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 · vs. national

1Registered Nurses$171,460
Bachelor's degree
$100,630 – $218,780+75.8%
2Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$135,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,680 – $228,770+74.0%
3First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$135,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$121,450 – $170,940+73.2%
4First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$160,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$94,840 – $195,630+71.5%
5Computer User Support Specialists$106,040
Some college, no degree
$66,510 – $134,630+71.4%
6Surveyors$128,600
Bachelor's degree
$63,730 – $166,770+70.5%
7Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$135,880
Associate's degree
$64,480 – $172,400+69.6%
8Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$106,000
Bachelor's degree
$64,430 – $121,270+69.1%
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$163,220
Associate's degree
$102,130 – $188,300+69.0%
10Medical Equipment Preparers$79,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,650 – $85,440+66.6%
11Special Education Teachers, Middle School$110,850
Bachelor's degree
$69,740 – $117,680+65.9%
12Respiratory Therapists$134,430
Associate's degree
$82,910 – $149,450+63.4%
13Orderlies$62,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,630 – $70,080+62.9%
14English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$128,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,330 – $168,370+62.7%
15Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$103,390
Bachelor's degree
$60,980 – $117,100+61.6%
16Firefighters$94,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,120 – $151,020+58.7%
17Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$124,680
Master's degree
$73,070 – $206,530+58.6%
18Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$100,930
Master's degree
$57,770 – $134,480+56.9%
19First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$163,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$123,480 – $204,660+54.5%
20Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$99,360
Bachelor's degree
$60,140 – $113,140+54.4%
21Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$91,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,910 – $131,260+53.1%
22Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$153,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,240 – $205,640+52.2%
23Correctional Officers and Jailers$89,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,190 – $112,800+52.2%
24Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$100,690
Bachelor's degree
$84,040 – $158,290+51.9%
25Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$98,330
Bachelor's degree
$62,010 – $113,630+51.0%
26Public Safety Telecommunicators$79,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,000 – $101,340+50.1%
27Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$157,750
Master's degree
$102,330 – $192,210+49.0%
28Medical Records Specialists$75,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,470 – $106,510+46.9%
29Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$111,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,150 – $159,420+46.3%
30Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$105,060
Bachelor's degree
$66,570 – $125,920+45.8%
31Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$61,780
Bachelor's degree
$61,780 – $77,440+44.0%
32Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$59,780
Bachelor's degree
$43,680 – $76,390+43.5%
33Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$85,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,970 – $118,340+43.2%
34Healthcare Social Workers$97,070
Master's degree
$52,730 – $146,720+43.0%
35Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$72,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,040 – $96,030+42.3%
36Property Appraisers and Assessors$96,220
Bachelor's degree
$62,550 – $150,490+41.6%
37Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$180,250 – $440,330+41.4%
38Construction and Building Inspectors$103,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,820 – $161,550+39.2%
39Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$83,150
Master's degree
$49,680 – $140,440+37.9%
40School Psychologists$131,920
Master's degree
$103,030 – $155,500+37.4%
41Fast Food and Counter Workers$42,860
No formal educational credential
$35,170 – $47,450+37.4%
42Cooks, Fast Food$42,210
No formal educational credential
$34,320 – $44,270+36.6%
43Instructional Coordinators$105,790
Master's degree
$60,440 – $137,560+36.6%
44Crossing Guards and Flaggers$51,930
No formal educational credential
$34,320 – $80,580+36.3%
45Medical Assistants$61,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,330 – $78,090+35.6%
46Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$99,900
Bachelor's degree
$63,580 – $125,520+34.5%
47Paramedics$81,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,930 – $102,450+34.4%
48Dietitians and Nutritionists$102,580
Bachelor's degree
$76,630 – $139,000+34.3%
49Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$127,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,880 – $162,510+33.4%
50Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$137,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,620 – $169,140+33.1%

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	vs. national
1	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$171,460	$100,630 – $218,780	+75.8%
2	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$135,060	$56,680 – $228,770	+74.0%
3	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$135,040	$121,450 – $170,940	+73.2%
4	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$160,450	$94,840 – $195,630	+71.5%
5	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$106,040	$66,510 – $134,630	+71.4%
6	SurveyorsBachelor's degree	$128,600	$63,730 – $166,770	+70.5%
7	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$135,880	$64,480 – $172,400	+69.6%
8	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$106,000	$64,430 – $121,270	+69.1%
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$163,220	$102,130 – $188,300	+69.0%
10	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,490	$48,650 – $85,440	+66.6%
11	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$110,850	$69,740 – $117,680	+65.9%
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$134,430	$82,910 – $149,450	+63.4%
13	OrderliesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,380	$47,630 – $70,080	+62.9%
14	English Language and Literature Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$128,160	$79,330 – $168,370	+62.7%
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$103,390	$60,980 – $117,100	+61.6%
16	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$94,080	$54,120 – $151,020	+58.7%
17	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$124,680	$73,070 – $206,530	+58.6%
18	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$100,930	$57,770 – $134,480	+56.9%
19	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$163,810	$123,480 – $204,660	+54.5%
20	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$99,360	$60,140 – $113,140	+54.4%
21	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,650	$57,910 – $131,260	+53.1%
22	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$153,050	$64,240 – $205,640	+52.2%
23	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,730	$52,190 – $112,800	+52.2%
24	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,690	$84,040 – $158,290	+51.9%
25	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$98,330	$62,010 – $113,630	+51.0%
26	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,610	$59,000 – $101,340	+50.1%
27	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$157,750	$102,330 – $192,210	+49.0%
28	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,150	$47,470 – $106,510	+46.9%
29	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$111,460	$79,150 – $159,420	+46.3%
30	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$105,060	$66,570 – $125,920	+45.8%
31	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$61,780	$61,780 – $77,440	+44.0%
32	Substitute Teachers, Short-TermBachelor's degree	$59,780	$43,680 – $76,390	+43.5%
33	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,950	$61,970 – $118,340	+43.2%
34	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$97,070	$52,730 – $146,720	+43.0%
35	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,020	$41,040 – $96,030	+42.3%
36	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$96,220	$62,550 – $150,490	+41.6%
37	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$345,310	$180,250 – $440,330	+41.4%
38	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,980	$60,820 – $161,550	+39.2%
39	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$83,150	$49,680 – $140,440	+37.9%
40	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$131,920	$103,030 – $155,500	+37.4%
41	Fast Food and Counter WorkersNo formal educational credential	$42,860	$35,170 – $47,450	+37.4%
42	Cooks, Fast FoodNo formal educational credential	$42,210	$34,320 – $44,270	+36.6%
43	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$105,790	$60,440 – $137,560	+36.6%
44	Crossing Guards and FlaggersNo formal educational credential	$51,930	$34,320 – $80,580	+36.3%
45	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,970	$45,330 – $78,090	+35.6%
46	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$99,900	$63,580 – $125,520	+34.5%
47	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,430	$54,930 – $102,450	+34.4%
48	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$102,580	$76,630 – $139,000	+34.3%
49	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$127,160	$59,880 – $162,510	+33.4%
50	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$137,640	$78,620 – $169,140	+33.1%

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