Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Sacramento, CA

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Sacramento

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $167,460 or more. The middle half of architecture teachers, postsecondary in Sacramento earn between $80,130 and $129,630.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Sacramento vs. California and the U.S.

Architecture teachers, postsecondary in Sacramento earn 4% less than the California average ($113,170) and 8% more than the U.S. average ($101,250). At the median the gap is +11% against the U.S. median of $96,870.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Sacramento

On the average salary of $109,140, a single filer in Sacramento takes home about $79,552 a year, or $6,629 a month and $3,060 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Sacramento a good place for architecture teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sacramento area are 7% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.7), so the average $109,140 buys what about $102,316 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Sacramento ($59,750). A typical home costs $582,707, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other California cities

Sacramento ranks 1st of 2 California metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for architecture teachers, postsecondary

San Juan, PR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($137,310).

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