Mid-level Systems Engineer salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rocklin, Rancho Cordova, Folsom, West Sacramento, Elk Grove.

Median salary$100,000
Middle 50%$84k–$119.1k
vs. all levels here−10%comparison median $110,677
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,139 and $138,538.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,144
25th$84,000
50th (median)$100,000
75th$119,076
90th$131,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $86,600 (12 filings) FY2021: median $94,349 (10 filings) FY2023: median $88,958 (13 filings) FY2024: median $100,000 (10 filings) FY2025: median $100,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 13
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$86,600$74,180$97,67712
FY2021$94,349$82,000$100,28510
FY2022–––8
FY2023$88,958$81,000$95,00013
FY2024$100,000$82,304$114,14610
FY2025$100,000$82,575$125,00011
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Sacramento's median mid-level Systems Engineer salary of $100,000 is worth about $93,700 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Delta Dental Of Californiatoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $100,000 15
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.