How much do Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other make in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA?

Percentile spread

For Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $71,000 and the 90th percentile is $125,620. The difference is $54,620, which is 52.1% 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 $85,370 to the 75th at $114,420, covers $29,050.

The mean annual wage is $101,440, which sits below the median of $104,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA median is 3.6% higher than the national median of $101,110 for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,219, which is 2.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7% higher than the California median of $97,900.

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 $104,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other at $98,219 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ranks 1st of 5 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 $101,090 and employment of 400. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,438, against $98,219 here.
• Reno, NV is 127 miles away, with a median of $81,640 and employment of 50. That median is 22.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,820, against $98,219 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $92,060 and employment of 120. That median is 12.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,370, against $98,219 here.

Employment share

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (340 of 1,080,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.32 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.