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Driver/Sales Workers salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median driver/sales workers in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $34,320 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,279 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$34,320
Median percentile
$34,320
75th percentile
$46,700
90th percentile
$52,540

Based on 1,080 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

$27,354 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,320
Federal income tax−$1,938
Social Security + Medicare−$2,625
California income tax (approx.)−$2,402
Monthly take-home$2,279
Every two weeks$1,052

Does it go far here?

$34,019Median pay in Bakersfield, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
57%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 driver/sales workers salaries · Take-home pay in California