SOC 43-4011 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro

Brokerage Clerks Salary in Sacramento, CA

The average salary for brokerage clerks in Sacramento, California is $72,310 a year ($34.77 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,510: half of the 190 people in this job in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($72,850).

$72,310average per year

$34.77 / hourMedian $63,510Take-home ≈ $56,988

  • $54K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $100K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

190people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#6 of 7California metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Brokerage Clerks pay range in Sacramento

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,900 or more. The middle half of brokerage clerks in Sacramento earn between $63,390 and $79,450.

  • $54K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $100K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$72,310$6,026$34.76
Median$63,510$5,292$30.53
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,390$5,282$30.48
Experienced (75th percentile)$79,450$6,621$38.20

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Brokerage Clerks pay in Sacramento vs. California and the U.S.

Brokerage clerks in Sacramento earn 13% less than the California average ($83,450) and about the same as the U.S. average ($72,850). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $65,750.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Sacramento$72,310$63,510$53,820$99,900190
California$83,450$77,960$56,200$125,5204,740
United States$72,850$65,750$50,260$102,01035,940

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

Brokerage Clerks salary after taxes in Sacramento

On the average salary of $72,310, a single filer in Sacramento takes home about $56,988 a year, or $4,749 a month and $2,192 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% 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 brokerage clerks? 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 $72,310 buys what about $67,789 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Sacramento ($59,750). A typical home costs $582,707, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Brokerage Clerks salary in other California cities

Sacramento ranks 6th of 7 California metro areas for this job; San Francisco pays the most ($94,890).

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Highest-paying cities for brokerage clerks

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($94,890).

Brokerage Clerks salary by city

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Brokerage Clerks salary in Sacramento: questions

How much do brokerage clerks make an hour in Sacramento?

$34.77 an hour on average, and $30.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level brokerage clerks salary in Sacramento?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,820 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,390, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the brokerage clerks take-home pay in Sacramento?

About $56,988 a year ($4,749 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $72,310. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do brokerage clerks earn more in Sacramento than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($72,850).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4011; area Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (40900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home 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.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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