H-1B salaries in Sacramento, CA

Based on 4,179 certified H-1B filings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$121,451
Middle 50%$97.2k–$146.2k
vs. national median−1%comparison median $122,699
Filings4,179FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,000 and $260,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,761
25th$97,198
50th (median)$121,451
75th$146,245
90th$179,315

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $92,000 (2,616 filings) FY2021: median $99,050 (2,585 filings) FY2022: median $104,000 (2,866 filings) FY2023: median $108,514 (2,314 filings) FY2024: median $114,358 (2,366 filings) FY2025: median $121,451 (2,380 filings) FY2026: median $124,592 (1,799 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,616 filings FY20 FY2021: 2,585 filings FY21 FY2022: 2,866 filings FY22 FY2023: 2,314 filings FY23 FY2024: 2,366 filings FY24 FY2025: 2,380 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,799 filings FY26 2,866
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$92,000$82,222$110,0002,616
FY2021$99,050$90,000$119,0182,585
FY2022$104,000$95,383$122,3462,866
FY2023$108,514$95,000$130,5672,314
FY2024$114,358$95,014$139,4802,366
FY2025$121,451$96,000$143,7122,380
FY2026$124,592$102,000$149,5101,799

Cost of living

Sacramento's median H-1B salary of $121,451 is worth about $113,900 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,793Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$2,201Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)106.7Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$113,900Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesCA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$126,4201,121
Electronics Engineer$125,339369
Systems Engineer / Architect$116,106363
QA Engineer$109,097218
Data Scientist$102,490186
Programmer Analyst$95,389150
Systems Analyst$113,651117
Civil Engineer$103,687106
Electrical Engineer$135,13891
Engineering Director$193,31591
IT Manager$185,35980
Industrial Engineer$116,89669
Dentist$208,00060
Network Administrator$109,51255
Database Administrator$109,99448

By job title

DevOps Engineer$121.7k · 56 Systems Engineer$110.7k · 31 Product Manager$143.8k · 27 Solutions Architect$155.3k · 17 .NET Developer$121.5k · 14 Full Stack Developer$124.6k · 11

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Sacramento, CA. Figure: median salary · filings.