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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $50,960 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,297 a month.

10th percentile
$37,440
25th percentile
$44,710
Median percentile
$50,960
75th percentile
$61,540
90th percentile
$69,040

Based on 2,730 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

$39,559 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,960
Federal income tax−$3,935
Social Security + Medicare−$3,898
California income tax (approx.)−$3,567
Monthly take-home$3,297
Every two weeks$1,522

Does it go far here?

$50,512Median pay in Bakersfield, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
39%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in California