Senior Systems Analyst salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$119,371
Middle 50%$113.7k–$120.2k
vs. all levels here+5%comparison median $113,651
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $113,651 and $152,560.
PercentileSalary
10th$113,651
25th$113,651
50th (median)$119,371
75th$120,200
90th$131,934

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $86,674 (106 filings) FY2021: median $99,050 (45 filings) FY2022: median $104,562 (70 filings) FY2023: median $104,520 (62 filings) FY2024: median $109,075 (12 filings) FY2025: median $113,651 (24 filings) FY2026: median $120,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 106 filings FY20 FY2021: 45 filings FY21 FY2022: 70 filings FY22 FY2023: 62 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 106
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$86,674$86,674$92,350106
FY2021$99,050$99,050$104,56245
FY2022$104,562$104,520$104,56270
FY2023$104,520$104,520$107,94462
FY2024$109,075$109,075$113,65112
FY2025$113,651$113,651$119,57824
FY2026$120,000$119,371$126,00013

Cost of living

Sacramento's median senior Systems Analyst salary of $119,371 is worth about $111,900 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 $119,371, 2% lower.

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
IBM$113,65117
Accenturetoo few7
Aero Startoo few2
Astute Solutionstoo 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.