Financial and Investment Analysts salary in Sacramento, California

About 1,710 Financial and Investment Analysts work in the Sacramento metro, and their median annual wage came in at $103,470 in 2024. That sits roughly 7% below the California median of $111,100, which puts Sacramento closer to the national figure of $101,220 than to the state's higher-paying metros.

The average wage tells a different story: $116,460, nearly $13,000 above the median. A smaller group of senior analysts and portfolio managers in the area pull the average up. The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles runs from $72,000 to $175,730, so what someone earns here depends heavily on how long they have been in the role and what kind of work they do.

Sacramento's position below the California median is worth noting. The Bay Area and Los Angeles account for a large share of the state's highest-paying analyst positions, and Sacramento's employer base skews toward state government, regional banks, and credit unions rather than asset management or investment banking. That mix keeps the local median lower than the statewide number, even though Sacramento analysts still earn above the US figure.

For context, the top quarter of local analysts earned at least $133,140, while the bottom quarter earned $82,300 or less. That $50,000 gap between the 25th and 75th percentiles is wide enough that two analysts sitting across the same table in Sacramento could be in very different pay situations depending on their employer type and seniority.