Hotels & Lodging in Sacramento, CA (2026)
2 verified hotels & lodging rules for Sacramento, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Transient Occupancy Tax
Sacramento charges a 12 percent transient occupancy tax on rent paid by anyone occupying a hotel, motel, or other lodging for 30 consecutive days or less. Operators collect the tax from guests, file quarterly returns with the assessor-collector, and remit it to the city under City Code Chapter 3.28.
Sacramento Transient Occupancy Tax Rate
Some RestrictionsSacramento City Code § 3.28.030
For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of six percent of the rent charged by the operator. On and after August 1, 1976, said tax shall be in the amount of seven percent of such rent. Such tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the city which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the city.
Hotel Living Wage
Sacramento has not enacted a hotel-specific living wage ordinance. Hotel workers are covered by the higher of California's indexed statewide minimum wage and Sacramento's general local minimum wage, with no industry premium.
No Sacramento Hotel Living Wage Mandate
Some RestrictionsCal. Lab. Code § 1182.12 (statewide minimum wage)
1182.12. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, on and after July 1, 2014, the minimum wage for all industries shall be not less than nine dollars ($9) per hour, and on and after January 1, 2016, the minimum wage for all industries shall be not less than ten dollars ($10) per hour. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the minimum wage for all industries shall not be less than the...
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