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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $56,650 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,644 a month.

10th percentile
$41,600
25th percentile
$46,480
Median percentile
$56,650
75th percentile
$71,830
90th percentile
$83,860

Based on 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

$43,733 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,650
Federal income tax−$4,618
Social Security + Medicare−$4,334
California income tax (approx.)−$3,966
Monthly take-home$3,644
Every two weeks$1,682

Does it go far here?

$56,152Median pay in Bakersfield, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
36%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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in California