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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median child, family, and school social workers in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $59,330 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,808 a month.

10th percentile
$47,220
25th percentile
$51,130
Median percentile
$59,330
75th percentile
$80,340
90th percentile
$96,220

Based on 960 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

$45,699 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,330
Federal income tax−$4,940
Social Security + Medicare−$4,539
California income tax (approx.)−$4,153
Monthly take-home$3,808
Every two weeks$1,758

Does it go far here?

$58,809Median pay in Bakersfield, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
34%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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in California