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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $53,170 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,432 a month.

10th percentile
$39,210
25th percentile
$47,010
Median percentile
$53,170
75th percentile
$61,630
90th percentile
$75,120

Based on 2,580 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$41,180 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,170
Federal income tax−$4,200
Social Security + Medicare−$4,068
California income tax (approx.)−$3,722
Monthly take-home$3,432
Every two weeks$1,584

Does it go far here?

$52,703Median pay in Bakersfield, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,300 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bakersfield, CA

JobMedian pay
Pharmacists$161,930
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$154,410
Financial Managers$153,030
Lawyers$150,900
Managers, All Other$145,690
Engineers, All Other$139,980
Medical and Health Services Managers$132,670
Software Developers$130,330

All bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks salaries · Take-home pay in California