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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $34,620 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,298 a month.

10th percentile
$34,320
25th percentile
$34,320
Median percentile
$34,620
75th percentile
$35,260
90th percentile
$36,330

Based on 32,500 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

$27,574 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,620
Federal income tax−$1,974
Social Security + Medicare−$2,648
California income tax (approx.)−$2,423
Monthly take-home$2,298
Every two weeks$1,061

Does it go far here?

$34,316Median 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 farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse salaries · Take-home pay in California