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Sacramento: $2,146/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 265 sunny days

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep −$280/mo versus Chicago.

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$2,146

Versus Chicago

−$280/mo

−$3,360 a year

Local pay

$96,624

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$8,052
Tax$2,106
Rent$1,663
Other bills$2,137
Left$2,146

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$2,146 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoSacramento
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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$2,106
  • Rent$1,663
  • Other living costs$2,137
  • Left over$2,146

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$96,624
Federal income tax
−$12,871
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,392
State income tax (CA)
−$5,013
Take-home pay
$71,348
Effective tax rate
26.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,663
Groceries
$424
Getting around
$600
Healthcare
$477
Utilities and internet
$265
Everything else
$371
Total spending
$3,800

Left over each month

$8,052 gross, minus $2,106 in tax and $3,800 in living costs.

$2,146

County by county

4 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Sacramento, CA
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Sacramento CountyCA1.6M66%$1,702$1,691$498,900$88,72428 min
Placer CountyCA412k17%$1,991$1,940$658,800$114,67828 min
Yolo CountyCA218k9%$1,757$1,754$593,800$88,81824 min
El Dorado CountyCA192k8%$1,626$1,600$640,500$106,19028 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,332 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,663.

Work from home
16.8% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
79.1% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

8 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Civil Engineer

    Southwestern Division (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $125,776–$197,200 a year

    Little Rock AFB, AR · Corona, CA · El Monte, CA · +24 more · Little Rock, AR, Los Angeles, CA, Bakersfield, CA +16 · Closes October 22, 2026

  • Director of Field Services – West

    Federal Highway Administration · $151,661–$218,800 a year

    Juneau, AK · Phoenix, AZ · Sacramento, CA · +5 more · Phoenix, AZ, Sacramento, CA, Denver, CO +4 · Closes October 23, 2026

  • Supervisory Health System Specialist

    Indian Health Service · $106,437–$138,370 a year

    Anchorage, AK · Phoenix, AZ · Saint Michaels, AZ · +10 more · Anchorage, AK, Phoenix, AZ, Tucson, AZ +7 · Closes October 23, 2026

  • Area Director

    Indian Health Service · $147,945–$192,331 a year

    Anchorage, AK · Phoenix, AZ · Sacramento, CA · +3 more · Anchorage, AK, Phoenix, AZ, Sacramento, CA +3 · Closes October 30, 2026

  • Wildland Firefighter

    U.S. Wildland Fire Service (Office of the Secretary of the Interior) · $44,112–$68,844 a year

    Grand Canyon, AZ · Kingman, AZ · Sierra Vista, AZ · +79 more · Lake Havasu City, AZ, Sierra Vista, AZ, Tucson, AZ +31 · Closes October 30, 2026

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The place

265 sunny days. July high 93°F. January nights 39°F. 28 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
265 sunny days, 93°F in July, 39°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
28 minutes each way
Size
2.4M people
Buying instead
Median home $559,000. About $3,684/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
California income tax. Sales tax 8.8%, property tax 0.74%.

Fit

Money left over
50
Sun and mild weather
86
Being in a big city
62
Public school districts in Sacramento

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Sacramento
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Elk Grove UnifiedElk Grove63,4216722.7
San Juan UnifiedCarmichael39,4466822.6
Sacramento City UnifiedSacramento37,9137322
Twin Rivers UnifiedMcClellan24,8494421.9
Folsom-Cordova UnifiedRancho Cordova21,7803721.3
Natomas UnifiedSacramento14,9232022.3
Roseville City ElementaryRoseville12,3242121.6
Highlands Community Charter DistrictSacramento11,713192.2
Rocklin UnifiedRocklin11,5981821.4
Roseville Joint Union HighRoseville11,002823.7
Woodland Joint UnifiedWoodland9,3551721.4
Davis Joint UnifiedDavis8,2461721.7

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Sacramento calculated?

Sacramento is in California, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Sacramento?

About $1,663 for a one-bedroom and $1,980 for a two-bedroom in Sacramento, CA.

How do I compare Sacramento with another city?

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