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Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $98,360 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,928 a month.

10th percentile
$57,680
25th percentile
$80,680
Median percentile
$98,360
75th percentile
$124,120
90th percentile
$157,940

Based on 70 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

$71,141 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,360
Federal income tax−$12,809
Social Security + Medicare−$7,525
California income tax (approx.)−$6,885
Monthly take-home$5,928
Every two weeks$2,736

Does it go far here?

$97,496Median 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 nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in California