Highest paying jobs in Sacramento that require a bachelor's degree

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February 10, 2021
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Highest paying jobs in Sacramento that require a bachelor's degree

While college and university tuition costs may be skyrocketing, many still believe a bachelor’s degree is essential to landing a high-paying job in the United States. Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying jobs that typically require a bachelors in Sacramento using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2019 annual mean wage.

Whether highly technical, scientific, or based in finance or the arts, all the jobs require keeping up to date with the latest developments in culture, commerce, or tech.

Keep reading to discover the highest-paying jobs that require a bachelor degree in Sacramento.

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#50. Forensic science technicians

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $90,670
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,170
- Employment: 16,520
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,940)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($91,790)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,670)

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#49. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $91,640
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,350

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,980
- Employment: 306,980
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($136,780)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($128,380)
--- Casper, WY ($125,850)

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#48. Logisticians

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $91,870
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $78,680
- Employment: 182,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Lake Charles, LA ($124,160)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($106,490)
--- Anchorage, AK ($100,690)

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#47. Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $91,880
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,580
- Employment: 29,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,920)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($109,590)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($94,610)

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#46. Surveyors

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $92,880
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,920
- Employment: 45,220
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Redding, CA ($103,560)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($101,990)
--- Fresno, CA ($98,770)

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#45. Foresters

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $92,890
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,270
- Employment: 9,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,760)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($92,890)
--- Redding, CA ($89,650)

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#44. Network and computer systems administrators

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $94,210
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,630

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,410
- Employment: 354,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,440)
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($112,910)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($109,790)

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#43. Sales engineers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $94,680
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $112,780
- Employment: 63,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($158,150)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($156,600)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($153,860)

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#42. Financial examiners

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $96,120
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,330
- Employment: 64,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($125,290)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,150)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($124,720)

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#41. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $96,780
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

National
- Annual mean salary: $108,350
- Employment: 29,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tulsa, OK ($207,900)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($170,220)
--- Midland, TX ($165,590)

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#40. Cartographers and photogrammetrists

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,240
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,790
- Employment: 11,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($105,970)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($98,430)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($98,240)

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#39. Aerospace engineers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,390
- #54 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,220
- Employment: 63,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($144,090)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($139,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($135,230)

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#38. Mechanical engineers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,840
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,080

National
- Annual mean salary: $93,540
- Employment: 306,990
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($125,640)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($123,270)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($120,950)

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#37. Architects, except landscape and naval

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $98,920
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 760

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,560
- Employment: 105,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($123,770)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,550)
--- Lubbock, TX ($116,720)

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#36. Computer systems analysts

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $99,030
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,020

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,160
- Employment: 589,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($122,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($121,300)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($119,540)

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#35. Electrical engineers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $100,500
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,360

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,480
- Employment: 185,570
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($138,450)
--- Salinas, CA ($129,850)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($128,080)

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#34. Materials engineers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $101,430
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,890
- Employment: 26,820
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($127,690)
--- Boulder, CO ($127,260)
--- Albuquerque, NM ($126,970)

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#33. Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $102,310
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,200

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,910
- Employment: 88,120
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($129,490)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($102,630)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($102,310)

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#32. Industrial engineers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $103,000
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,660
- Employment: 291,710
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($131,850)
--- Billings, MT ($124,350)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($121,940)

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#31. Art directors

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $103,120
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $109,600
- Employment: 42,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($142,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($135,970)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($134,810)

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#30. Emergency management directors

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $105,230
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,530
- Employment: 10,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($132,440)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($123,230)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($120,230)

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#29. Database administrators and architects

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $108,550
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,110
- Employment: 125,460
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($140,580)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($116,780)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($114,960)

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#28. Electronics engineers, except computer

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $109,540
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,210
- Employment: 128,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,660)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($132,600)
--- Austin-Round Rock, TX ($130,890)

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#27. Personal financial advisors

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $110,480
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,090

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,290
- Employment: 210,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Montgomery, AL ($178,100)
--- Santa Fe, NM ($173,970)
--- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA ($171,370)

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#26. Environmental engineers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $112,770
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,620

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,220
- Employment: 53,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($123,340)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($120,600)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($117,170)

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#25. Industrial production managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $113,840
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,110
- Employment: 185,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Florence, SC ($158,000)
--- Boulder, CO ($149,990)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($149,500)

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#24. Information security analysts

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $115,420
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,210
- Employment: 125,570
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,040)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($127,850)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($122,570)

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#23. Civil engineers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $116,490
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,870

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,360
- Employment: 310,850
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($120,110)
--- Midland, TX ($117,900)
--- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($117,200)

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#22. Training and development managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $116,820
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $123,470
- Employment: 38,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($168,900)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($167,850)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($152,380)

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#21. Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $117,350
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,720
- Employment: 6,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($119,600)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($117,350)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($114,800)

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#20. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $118,530
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,810
- Employment: 25,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,110)
--- Albuquerque, NM ($122,020)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($121,620)

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#19. Construction managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $118,600
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,250

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,000
- Employment: 293,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($160,500)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($148,140)
--- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ($146,820)

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#18. Software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $119,030
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,680

National
- Annual mean salary: $111,620
- Employment: 1,406,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($145,730)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($145,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($134,090)

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#17. Human resources managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $120,010
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 950

National
- Annual mean salary: $129,570
- Employment: 154,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($196,900)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($174,390)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($170,070)

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#16. General and operations managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $121,970
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 14,540

National
- Annual mean salary: $123,030
- Employment: 2,400,280
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($189,060)
--- Trenton, NJ ($173,050)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($167,160)

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#15. Actuaries

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $122,500
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,970
- Employment: 22,260
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($167,850)
--- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ($150,630)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($147,760)

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#14. Computer network architects

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $124,840
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,110
- Employment: 152,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($152,400)
--- Dover-Durham, NH-ME ($151,650)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($142,100)

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#13. Registered nurses

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $126,560
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 19,860

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,460
- Employment: 2,982,280
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($140,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($138,000)
--- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($134,000)

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#12. Medical and health services managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $130,920
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,350

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,160
- Employment: 394,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($163,280)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($159,190)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,570)

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#11. Natural sciences managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $131,600
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $145,450
- Employment: 67,720
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($222,530)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($208,910)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($206,710)

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#10. Petroleum engineers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $133,190
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $156,780
- Employment: 32,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($191,370)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($183,190)
--- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($179,240)

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#9. Purchasing managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $133,280
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $128,400
- Employment: 72,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($171,560)
--- Morgantown, WV ($163,830)
--- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO ($160,620)

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#8. Financial managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $133,490
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,580

National
- Annual mean salary: $147,530
- Employment: 654,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($208,770)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($203,430)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($182,190)

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#7. Advertising and promotions managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $134,080
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $141,890
- Employment: 25,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boulder, CO ($200,420)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,040)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,210)

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#6. Sales managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $135,930
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,590

National
- Annual mean salary: $141,690
- Employment: 402,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($195,220)
--- Trenton, NJ ($178,020)
--- Portsmouth, NH-ME ($175,500)

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#5. Compensation and benefits managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $138,310
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $134,210
- Employment: 16,900
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($181,770)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($179,430)
--- New Haven, CT ($179,310)

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#4. Chief executives

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $146,100
- #257 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $193,850
- Employment: 205,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($270,040)
--- Sioux Falls, SD ($264,330)
--- Midland, TX ($258,760)

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#3. Marketing managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $147,830
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,350

National
- Annual mean salary: $149,200
- Employment: 263,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($199,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($188,810)
--- Boulder, CO ($183,460)

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#2. Computer and information systems managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $150,910
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,450

National
- Annual mean salary: $156,390
- Employment: 433,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($215,090)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($201,960)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($196,290)

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#1. Architectural and engineering managers

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
- Annual mean salary: $158,980
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,780

National
- Annual mean salary: $152,930
- Employment: 194,250
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($203,310)
--- Amarillo, TX ($198,010)
--- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($188,210)

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