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Jobs in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area has 808 open job postings from 190 employers in our data. 38.6% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $127,500 a year, 4.8% are remote and 35.8% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
- A $127,500 posted salary in the Sacramento area buys about what $119,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 7% above the national average.
- After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($60,000) is worth $56,000 in average-US dollars, 14th of 99 metro areas.
- Housing costs run 30% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
- 38.6% of open job postings list a pay range, 19th of 99 metro areas.
- The unemployment rate is 5.2%, 1.1 points above the median of the metro areas in this report.
The metro area's unemployment rate was 5.2% in 2026-08 (5.4% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across California, employers had 674,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 3.6% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 0.6% below its February 2020 level and 0.2% lower than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
| Place | Postings | Employers | Pay listed | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento, CA | 389 | 135 | 44.7% | $124,000 |
| Roseville, CA | 146 | 43 | 29.9% | $114,000 |
| Folsom, CA | 114 | 22 | 60.2% | $141,500 |
| Rocklin, CA | 71 | 11 | 11.8% | – |
| Elk Grove, CA | 22 | 8 | 42.1% | – |
| Davis, CA | 15 | 5 | n/a | – |
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
City pages: Sacramento.
Posted pay by kind of job
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Postings with pay |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and clinical care | $163,500 | 15 |
| Engineering (other) | $139,500 | 12 |
| Operations and logistics | $101,000 | 13 |
| Sales | $97,500 | 35 |
Who is hiring, by industry
| Industry | Postings |
|---|---|
| Retail & E-commerce | 189 |
| Software & Technology | 125 |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | 110 |
| Other | 97 |
| Manufacturing & Industrial | 55 |
| Real Estate & Construction | 50 |
| Consulting & Professional Services | 48 |
| Financial Services | 29 |
| Energy & Utilities | 26 |
| Education | 25 |
| Insurance | 20 |
| Media & Entertainment | 18 |
Employers with the most openings
- Carvana: 57 postings
- Careers Nuggetmarket: 42 postings
- Esselenvironmental: 42 postings
- Voyagertechnologiesinc: 34 postings
- Boxlunch: 20 postings
Federal government hiring
83 federal job announcements open to the public list Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $112,500. Agencies hiring most: Indian Health Service (24), Federal Aviation Administration (18), Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys (5), Internal Revenue Service (4), Bureau of Reclamation (4). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA area run 7% above the national average, and housing runs 30% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $60,000, which is worth $56,000 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $127,500 is worth $119,500.
How it compares with similar-sized metro areas
| Metro area | Pay listed | Posted pay | Official wage | Prices | Paycheck power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | 38.6% | $127,500 | $60,000 | 106.7 | $56,000 |
| Kansas City | 20.5% | $115,500 | $51,000 | 92.5 | $55,000 |
| Nashville | 11.3% | $89,500 | $50,500 | 96.3 | $52,500 |
| Cincinnati | 20.5% | $98,000 | $50,000 | 95.4 | $52,500 |
| Indianapolis | 9.9% | $100,000 | $49,500 | 95.7 | $51,500 |
| Columbus | 25.7% | $135,000 | $51,500 | 95.5 | $54,000 |
| Pittsburgh | 27.9% | $180,000 | $49,500 | 94.7 | $52,500 |
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