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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary salary in Bakersfield, CA

The median teaching assistants, postsecondary in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns $48,280 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,133 a month.

10th percentile
$34,580
25th percentile
$34,990
Median percentile
$48,280
75th percentile
$53,920
90th percentile
$61,440

Based on 100 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

$37,593 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,280
Federal income tax−$3,614
Social Security + Medicare−$3,693
California income tax (approx.)−$3,380
Monthly take-home$3,133
Every two weeks$1,446

Does it go far here?

$47,856Median pay in Bakersfield, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.9 vs 100).
41%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

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