Medical School Professor salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Davis.

Also listed as: Health Sciences Professor, Assistant Professor

Median salary$196,800
Middle 50%$139.3k–$242.5k
vs. national median+41%comparison median $140,000
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $81,513 and $493,436.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,390
25th$139,250
50th (median)$196,800
75th$242,502
90th$323,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$160k $210k $260k FY2021: median $207,500 (10 filings) FY2022: median $183,700 (12 filings) FY2023: median $235,500 (18 filings) FY2024: median $239,000 (18 filings) FY2025: median $199,300 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 18
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–––8
FY2021$207,500$166,525$349,26110
FY2022$183,700$140,300$326,25012
FY2023$235,500$167,000$381,00018
FY2024$239,000$211,325$247,87518
FY2025$199,300$139,000$235,00017
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Sacramento's median Medical School Professor salary of $196,800 is worth about $184,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in the Sacramento, CA area earned a median of $80,690 in May 2025 (490 employed). The H-1B median here is $196,800, 144% higher.

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
University of California, Davis$199,65024
California State University, Sacramentotoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $181,700 13
Senior · Level III too few 7
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$72,917$181,70013

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.