Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents Salary — Sacramento, California

The average Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents in Sacramento, California earns $73,570 a year.

$73,570 / year, mean
↑ 1.6% above national average 17th percentile in California

Sacramento pays below most of California for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's close to the national average for tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents — a fairly typical rate for this role. 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)
3,780
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.0%
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.

San Francisco $116,490 Vallejo $110,680 Santa Rosa $107,980 San Jose $107,290 Oxnard $105,250 Stockton $103,740 Los Angeles $101,210 Houston $101,100 Kiryas Joel $97,310 Bakersfield $97,140 Chicago $95,960 Buffalo $94,760 Riverside $94,750 Dallas $94,740 Seattle $94,670 Atlantic City $93,860 New York $92,620 San Diego $86,580 Trenton $85,160 Rochester $84,760 Detroit $84,480 Portland $83,080 Ann Arbor $82,610 Flint $81,900 Louisville $80,790 Allentown $80,780 Syracuse $77,740 Miami $76,810 Sacramento $73,570 Grand Rapids $73,520 Baltimore $73,010 McAllen $70,500 York $69,510 Scranton $68,630 Albany $67,710 Erie $67,260 Philadelphia $66,690 Fort Myers $65,790 Pittsburgh $65,110 Lansing $65,100 Hagerstown $64,950 Jacksonville $63,980 Port St. Lucie $63,610 State College $63,270 Orlando $62,640 Richmond $62,560 Virginia Beach $62,090 Roanoke $61,520 Indianapolis $60,640 Harrisburg $59,750 Fresno $59,700 Tampa $58,230 Charleston $57,100 Deltona $55,220 Pensacola $54,570 Lakeland $54,380 Sarasota $53,180 Crestview $51,210 Panama City $50,990 Lynchburg $50,910 Williamsport $48,710 Ocala $48,700 Palm Bay $48,210 Reading $48,080 Laredo $46,840 Gainesville $46,370 Tallahassee $45,880
CityMean salaryvs. Sacramento
Albany, New York$67,710-8.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$80,780+9.8%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$82,610+12.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$93,860+27.6%
Bakersfield, California$97,140+32.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$73,010-0.8%
Buffalo, New York$94,760+28.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$65,790-10.6%
Charleston, West Virginia$57,100-22.4%
Chicago, Illinois$95,960+30.4%
Crestview, Florida$51,210-30.4%
Dallas, Texas$94,740+28.8%
Deltona, Florida$55,220-24.9%
Detroit, Michigan$84,480+14.8%
Erie, Pennsylvania$67,260-8.6%
Flint, Michigan$81,900+11.3%
Fresno, California$59,700-18.9%
Gainesville, Florida$46,370-37.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$73,520-0.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$64,950-11.7%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$59,750-18.8%
Houston, Texas$101,100+37.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$60,640-17.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$63,980-13.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$97,310+32.3%
Lakeland, Florida$54,380-26.1%
Lansing, Michigan$65,100-11.5%
Laredo, Texas$46,840-36.3%
Los Angeles, California$101,210+37.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$80,790+9.8%
Lynchburg, Virginia$50,910-30.8%
McAllen, Texas$70,500-4.2%
Miami, Florida$76,810+4.4%
New York, New York$92,620+25.9%
Sarasota, Florida$53,180-27.7%
Ocala, Florida$48,700-33.8%
Orlando, Florida$62,640-14.9%
Oxnard, California$105,250+43.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$48,210-34.5%
Panama City, Florida$50,990-30.7%
Pensacola, Florida$54,570-25.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$66,690-9.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$65,110-11.5%
Portland, Oregon$83,080+12.9%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$63,610-13.5%
Reading, Pennsylvania$48,080-34.6%
Richmond, Virginia$62,560-15.0%
Riverside, California$94,750+28.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$61,520-16.4%
Rochester, New York$84,760+15.2%
San Diego, California$86,580+17.7%
San Francisco, California$116,490+58.3%
San Jose, California$107,290+45.8%
Santa Rosa, California$107,980+46.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$68,630-6.7%
Seattle, Washington$94,670+28.7%
State College, Pennsylvania$63,270-14.0%
Stockton, California$103,740+41.0%
Syracuse, New York$77,740+5.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$45,880-37.6%
Tampa, Florida$58,230-20.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$85,160+15.8%
Vallejo, California$110,680+50.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$62,090-15.6%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$48,710-33.8%
York, Pennsylvania$69,510-5.5%
Gross salary
73,570/yr
Estimated take-home
57,773/yr
Est. total withheld
21.5%

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 13-2081 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.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
2,406,563