Information Security Analyst salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Folsom, Orangevale, Rocklin.

Also listed as: Cybersecurity Analyst, Security Engineer

Median salary$118,777
Middle 50%$110.2k–$139.9k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $136,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $107,044 and $204,881.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,160
25th$110,178
50th (median)$118,777
75th$139,883
90th$186,183

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $120k $140k FY2020: median $119,600 (27 filings) FY2021: median $115,419 (22 filings) FY2022: median $130,884 (20 filings) FY2023: median $133,266 (17 filings) FY2024: median $128,388 (18 filings) FY2026: median $127,254 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 27
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$119,600$104,853$130,43727
FY2021$115,419$97,297$148,62122
FY2022$130,884$112,715$220,32020
FY2023$133,266$110,406$188,12017
FY2024$128,388$102,544$176,87518
FY2025–––7
FY2026$127,254$110,178$150,50013

Cost of living

Sacramento's median Information Security Analyst salary of $118,777 is worth about $111,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Sacramento = 106.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Information Security Analysts in the Sacramento, CA area earned a median of $133,570 in May 2025 (570 employed). The H-1B median here is $118,777, 11% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Inteltoo few6
GenuineITtoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $110,178 10
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$110,178$110,17810

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.