SOC 43-3041 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro

Gambling Cage Workers Salary in Sacramento, CA

The average salary for gambling cage workers in Sacramento, California is $40,200 a year ($19.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,340: half of the 220 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. metro average for this job ($40,403).

$40,200average per year

$19.33 / hourMedian $38,340Take-home ≈ $33,737

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

220people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 7California metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Gambling Cage Workers pay range in Sacramento

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,920 or more. The middle half of gambling cage workers in Sacramento earn between $37,650 and $44,380.

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,200$3,350$19.33
Median$38,340$3,195$18.43
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,650$3,138$18.10
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,380$3,698$21.34

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

Gambling Cage Workers salary after taxes in Sacramento

On the average salary of $40,200, a single filer in Sacramento takes home about $33,737 a year, or $2,811 a month and $1,298 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 gambling cage workers? 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 $40,200 buys what about $37,686 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Sacramento ($59,750). A typical home costs $582,707, or 14.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Gambling Cage Workers salary in other California cities

Sacramento ranks 5th of 7 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($52,480).

All Gambling Cage Workers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for gambling cage workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,480).

Gambling Cage Workers salary by city

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Gambling Cage Workers salary in Sacramento: questions

How much do gambling cage workers make an hour in Sacramento?

$19.33 an hour on average, and $18.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level gambling cage workers salary in Sacramento?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,690 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the gambling cage workers take-home pay in Sacramento?

About $33,737 a year ($2,811 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,200. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do gambling cage workers earn more in Sacramento than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,403).

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 43-3041; area Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA (40900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • 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 2.18, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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