Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic Salary — Sacramento, California

The average Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic in Sacramento, California earns $52,500 a year.

$52,500 / year, mean
↑ 9.2% above national average 64th percentile in California

Sacramento sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within California — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's a solid premium over the national average for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
280
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.9%
Cost of living 107 #18 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $582,707 #20 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $93,986 #21 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Sacramento ranks #18 for cost of living and #20 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Modesto $64,810 Vineland $62,730 San Jose $62,680 San Francisco $58,630 Seattle $57,740 Santa Maria $55,220 Santa Rosa $55,040 Salem $53,730 Spokane $53,320 Bend $53,140 Rochester $53,010 Portland $52,990 Sacramento $52,500 Fresno $52,060 Albany $51,950 Salinas $51,950 Stockton $51,020 Bloomington $50,650 Los Angeles $50,650 Syracuse $50,400 San Diego $50,370 Bakersfield $50,240 Reading $50,180 York $49,840 Huntington $49,710 Sarasota $49,400 Lancaster $49,140 New York $49,130 Riverside $48,670 Buffalo $48,390 Allentown $48,340 Philadelphia $48,030 Baltimore $47,700 Indianapolis $47,620 Fort Wayne $47,020 Hagerstown $46,930 Rockford $46,900 Miami $46,820 Chicago $46,790 Elkhart $46,780 Lansing $46,730 Detroit $46,510 Eugene $46,350 Peoria $45,560 Deltona $45,230 Pittsburgh $45,210 Richmond $45,100 Roanoke $44,830 Lakeland $44,730 Tampa $44,650 Orlando $44,460 Jacksonville $44,260 Muskegon $44,050 Fort Myers $43,880 Chambersburg $43,850 Scranton $43,480 Grand Rapids $43,410 Visalia $43,380 Flint $43,250 Altoona $43,190 San Antonio $43,190 Austin $42,620 Louisville $41,080 Dallas $41,050 Houston $40,070 South Bend $39,900 Evansville $35,520 McAllen $28,010
CityMean salaryvs. Sacramento
Albany, New York$51,950-1.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$48,340-7.9%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$43,190-17.7%
Austin, Texas$42,620-18.8%
Bakersfield, California$50,240-4.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$47,700-9.1%
Bend, Oregon$53,140+1.2%
Bloomington, Indiana$50,650-3.5%
Buffalo, New York$48,390-7.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$43,880-16.4%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$43,850-16.5%
Chicago, Illinois$46,790-10.9%
Dallas, Texas$41,050-21.8%
Deltona, Florida$45,230-13.8%
Detroit, Michigan$46,510-11.4%
Elkhart, Indiana$46,780-10.9%
Eugene, Oregon$46,350-11.7%
Evansville, Indiana$35,520-32.3%
Flint, Michigan$43,250-17.6%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$47,020-10.4%
Fresno, California$52,060-0.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$43,410-17.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$46,930-10.6%
Houston, Texas$40,070-23.7%
Huntington, West Virginia$49,710-5.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$47,620-9.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$44,260-15.7%
Lakeland, Florida$44,730-14.8%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$49,140-6.4%
Lansing, Michigan$46,730-11.0%
Los Angeles, California$50,650-3.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$41,080-21.8%
McAllen, Texas$28,010-46.6%
Miami, Florida$46,820-10.8%
Modesto, California$64,810+23.4%
Muskegon, Michigan$44,050-16.1%
New York, New York$49,130-6.4%
Sarasota, Florida$49,400-5.9%
Orlando, Florida$44,460-15.3%
Peoria, Illinois$45,560-13.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$48,030-8.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$45,210-13.9%
Portland, Oregon$52,990+0.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$50,180-4.4%
Richmond, Virginia$45,100-14.1%
Riverside, California$48,670-7.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$44,830-14.6%
Rochester, New York$53,010+1.0%
Rockford, Illinois$46,900-10.7%
Salem, Oregon$53,730+2.3%
Salinas, California$51,950-1.0%
San Antonio, Texas$43,190-17.7%
San Diego, California$50,370-4.1%
San Francisco, California$58,630+11.7%
San Jose, California$62,680+19.4%
Santa Maria, California$55,220+5.2%
Santa Rosa, California$55,040+4.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$43,480-17.2%
Seattle, Washington$57,740+10.0%
South Bend, Indiana$39,900-24.0%
Spokane, Washington$53,320+1.6%
Stockton, California$51,020-2.8%
Syracuse, New York$50,400-4.0%
Tampa, Florida$44,650-15.0%
Vineland, New Jersey$62,730+19.5%
Visalia, California$43,380-17.4%
York, Pennsylvania$49,840-5.1%
Gross salary
52,500/yr
Estimated take-home
43,021/yr
Est. total withheld
18.1%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Sacramento

These notes add local color around Sacramento, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-9195 SOC code
Official area Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 40900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
RosevilleFolsom
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
2,406,563