How much do Meter Readers, Utilities make in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

Percentile spread

For Meter Readers, Utilities, the published 10th percentile is $52,900 and the 90th percentile is $101,290. The difference is $48,390, which is 58.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $65,200 to the 75th at $97,470, covers $32,270.

The mean annual wage is $79,570, which sits below the median of $82,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA median is 71.2% higher than the national median of $48,150 for Meter Readers, Utilities. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,266, which is 60.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% higher than the California median of $79,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 106.670, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meter Readers, Utilities at $77,266 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meter Readers, Utilities. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 98 miles away, with a median of $100,480 and employment of 140. That median is 21.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,911, against $77,266 here.
• Reno, NV is 127 miles away, with a median of $89,460 and employment of 40. That median is 8.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,562, against $77,266 here.

Employment share

Meter Readers, Utilities accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (60 of 1,080,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.44 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.