IT Consultant Salary in Sacramento, California

How much does an IT Consultant make in Sacramento, CA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an IT Consultant in Sacramento, CA is $79,246. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $71,858 to $87,579, with most professionals earning between $65,132 and $95,165.

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What does an IT Consultant do?

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Supports the evolution of applications, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by building and leveraging an up to date understanding of how current processes impact business operations for assigned domain(s).

May 06, 2023

Understand mechanisms for securing new technologies, understands the impact of new and emerging technologies as well as tools and methods for mitigating risks.

March 15, 2023

Create and maintain deliverables such as business vision, requirements, personalization to different clients, and user interface design.

April 21, 2023

Provides analysis of requirements necessary to ensure the confidentiality, availability and integrity of information where it is processed, stored, or transmitted by the business and IT systems while balancing performance and cost factors calculated into solutions/recommendations.

May 01, 2023

Assists in the development and implementation of information risk policies, procedures, processes and programs to ensure availability, confidentiality, integrity, authentication and nonrepudiation.

May 02, 2023

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Average Salary Range for IT Consultant in Sacramento, CA

Average Base Salary

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71858

87579

79246

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

73421

91311

81643

What is the average salary for IT Consultant in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of IT Consultant in Sacramento, CA. The base salary for IT Consultant ranges from $71,858 to $87,579 with the average base salary of $79,246. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $73,421 to $91,311 with the average total cash compensation of $81,643.

View Average Salary for IT Consultant as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$79,246	$71,858 - $87,579
Bonus	$2,397	$1,563 - $3,733
Total Pay	$81,643	$73,421 - $91,311

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

IT Consultant Salary Near Sacramento, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Sacramento, CA
CITY, STATE Elk Grove, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,752 - $87,449	COMPARE TO Sacramento, CA
CITY, STATE Roseville, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,672 - $87,352	COMPARE TO Sacramento, CA
CITY, STATE Stockton, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,115 - $86,673	COMPARE TO Sacramento, CA
CITY, STATE Fairfield, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,439 - $90,725	COMPARE TO Sacramento, CA
CITY, STATE Antioch, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,457 - $93,183	COMPARE TO Sacramento, CA
CITY, STATE Concord, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $74,492 - $90,789	COMPARE TO Sacramento, CA

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About Sacramento, California

Sacramento (/ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ/ SAK-rə-MEN-toh; Spanish: [sakɾaˈmento]) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's estimated 2018 population of 501,334 makes it the sixth-largest city in California and the ninth largest capital in the United States. Sacramento is the seat of the California Assembly, the Governor of California, and Supreme Court of California, making it the state's political center and a hub for lobbying and th...

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