Expert Systems Analyst salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes West Sacramento, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, Rocklin.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$138,250
Middle 50%$137.4k–$146.5k
vs. all levels here+22%comparison median $113,651
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $132,475 and $193,331.
PercentileSalary
10th$132,475
25th$137,384
50th (median)$138,250
75th$146,543
90th$164,811

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2020: median $96,470 (31 filings) FY2021: median $114,379 (29 filings) FY2022: median $121,379 (20 filings) FY2023: median $128,149 (31 filings) FY2025: median $137,384 (12 filings) FY2026: median $139,475 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 31 filings FY20 FY2021: 29 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 31
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$96,470$96,470$114,37931
FY2021$114,379$114,379$120,95229
FY2022$121,379$120,952$122,60420
FY2023$128,149$121,805$142,06531
FY2024–––8
FY2025$137,384$132,475$146,54312
FY2026$139,475$137,384$149,41316

Cost of living

Sacramento's median expert Systems Analyst salary of $138,250 is worth about $129,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Sacramento, CA area earned a median of $122,330 in May 2025 (3,170 employed). The H-1B median here is $138,250, 13% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Accenturetoo few5
Oracletoo few2
Allstate Insurance Companytoo few2
Clearbesttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $101,358 42
Senior · Level III $119,371 37
Expert · Level IV $138,250 28

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$94,827$101,35842
Senior · Level III$113,651$119,37137
Expert · Level IV$137,384$138,25028

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.