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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $72,860 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,582 a month.

10th percentile
$52,890
25th percentile
$60,160
Median percentile
$72,860
75th percentile
$92,430
90th percentile
$107,810

Based on 650 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

$54,987 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,860
Federal income tax−$7,199
Social Security + Medicare−$5,574
California income tax (approx.)−$5,100
Monthly take-home$4,582
Every two weeks$2,115

Does it go far here?

$72,220Median pay in Bakersfield, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
28%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 executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in California