SOC 43-3021 · Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro

Billing and Posting Clerks Salary in Bakersfield, CA

The average salary for billing and posting clerks in Bakersfield, California is $53,990 a year ($25.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $52,000: half of the 620 people in this job in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,426).

$53,990average per year

$25.96 / hourMedian $52,000Take-home ≈ $44,129

  • $41K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $69K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

620people in this job
+5%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 25California metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Billing and Posting Clerks pay range in Bakersfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $69,330 or more. The middle half of billing and posting clerks in Bakersfield earn between $45,690 and $60,560.

  • $41K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $69K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,990$4,499$25.96
Median$52,000$4,333$25.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,690$3,808$21.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,560$5,047$29.12

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Billing and Posting Clerks salary after taxes in Bakersfield

On the average salary of $53,990, a single filer in Bakersfield takes home about $44,129 a year, or $3,677 a month and $1,697 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Bakersfield a good place for billing and posting clerks? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bakersfield area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $53,990 buys what about $53,516 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Bakersfield ($47,470). A typical home costs $364,264, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in other California cities

Bakersfield ranks 14th of 25 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($69,360).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,360).

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Billing and Posting Clerks salary in Bakersfield: questions

How much do billing and posting clerks make an hour in Bakersfield?

$25.96 an hour on average, and $25.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level billing and posting clerks salary in Bakersfield?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,850 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,690, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the billing and posting clerks take-home pay in Bakersfield?

About $44,129 a year ($3,677 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,990. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do billing and posting clerks earn more in Bakersfield than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($51,426).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-3021; area Bakersfield-Delano, CA (12540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.71, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.71).

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