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Highest paying jobs in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

The best paying occupations in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, ranked by median annual wage. Metro wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure that too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Cost of living: prices here run 6.7% above the national average (2024).

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

#OccupationMedianSacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darkerEmployed
1Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree$395,040$239,060 – $395,050100
2General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree$361,590$131,080 – $476,930—
3Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree$345,310$180,250 – $440,330830
4Orthopedic Surgeons, Except PediatricDoctoral or professional degree$312,610$94,820 – $561,130—
5Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree$308,280$110,430 – $490,3501,270
6PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree$230,560$150,200 – $435,410320
7PodiatristsDoctoral or professional degree$206,200$133,310 – $322,66050
8Dentists, All Other SpecialistsDoctoral or professional degree$199,300$116,810 – $265,26030
9Air Traffic ControllersAssociate's degree$196,290$80,810 – $225,680240
10Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree$193,970$134,080 – $257,3401,570
11Nurse MidwivesMaster's degree$191,220$128,000 – $216,56080
12Radiation TherapistsAssociate's degree$182,240$150,120 – $237,240110
13LawyersDoctoral or professional degree$178,540$80,540 – $284,6107,620
14Nuclear Medicine TechnologistsAssociate's degree$173,260$123,900 – $191,810130
15PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree$172,680$104,420 – $213,8202,310
16Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree$172,010$105,540 – $240,1001,170
17Registered NursesBachelor's degree$171,460$100,630 – $218,78023,590
18Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree$170,500$121,630 – $266,300970
19Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree$170,010$124,590 – $289,030680
20Power Distributors and DispatchersHigh school diploma or equivalent$169,920$124,620 – $223,45080
21Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree$169,770$49,990 – $337,3803,680
22Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree$169,660$49,900 – $288,32050
23Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree$169,310$97,470 – $203,800230
24Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety EngineersBachelor's degree$166,770$142,690 – $183,180160
25Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree$166,570$134,570 – $213,39070
26Psychologists, All OtherMaster's degree$166,480$106,980 – $212,200170
27Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree$165,270$126,650 – $277,4904,070
28VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree$165,260$87,220 – $294,620830
29Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree$164,270$98,100 – $303,0701,610
30First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent$163,810$123,480 – $204,6601,020
31Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree$163,220$102,130 – $188,300610
32Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree$163,130$83,620 – $255,8503,910
33Financial ManagersBachelor's degree$163,090$96,990 – $304,5804,840
34Physician AssistantsMaster's degree$161,470$72,440 – $225,4001,070
35Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree$161,320$88,520 – $272,190460
36First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award$160,450$94,840 – $195,630700
37Compensation and Benefits ManagersBachelor's degree$159,450$98,580 – $234,990140
38Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree$159,350$74,070 – $243,2604,500
39Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree$157,750$102,330 – $192,2101,860
40Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree$155,360$86,210 – $295,7901,300
41Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree$153,050$64,240 – $205,640630
42Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree$146,750$96,490 – $211,860270
43Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree$144,810$85,580 – $174,400220
44Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree$144,340$96,760 – $220,690380
45Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface MiningHigh school diploma or equivalent$142,970$54,840 – $142,97040
46Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree$142,460$97,840 – $204,740900
47Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree$141,350$79,140 – $201,590580
48Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree$141,210$76,070 – $211,810110
49Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree$139,790$79,820 – $221,05050
50Software DevelopersBachelor's degree$139,640$100,040 – $209,1407,460

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