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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $97,700 a year, 52% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,894 a month.

10th percentile
$49,870
25th percentile
$73,810
Median percentile
$97,700
75th percentile
$117,800
90th percentile
$129,030

Based on 830 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

$70,723 take-home a year
Gross pay$97,700
Federal income tax−$12,664
Social Security + Medicare−$7,474
California income tax (approx.)−$6,839
Monthly take-home$5,894
Every two weeks$2,720

Does it go far here?

$96,842Median pay in Bakersfield, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
22%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 educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salaries · Take-home pay in California