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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $47,430 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,081 a month.

10th percentile
$38,320
25th percentile
$45,020
Median percentile
$47,430
75th percentile
$57,020
90th percentile
$62,340

Based on 1,670 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

$36,970 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,430
Federal income tax−$3,512
Social Security + Medicare−$3,628
California income tax (approx.)−$3,320
Monthly take-home$3,081
Every two weeks$1,422

Does it go far here?

$47,013Median pay in Bakersfield, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
42%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 medical secretaries and administrative assistants salaries · Take-home pay in California