Construction manager · Bakersfield, CA
Construction manager in Bakersfield: $4,051/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Bakersfield at $127,890 a year. About 720 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $83,600 and the 90th is $204,170. Pay ranks 45th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,218/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,051 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Las Vegas is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,989 left over a month), and Bakersfield still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,051
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$127,890
$83,600 to $204,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,218
$1,450 (2 bd)
Employment
720
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
45th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $127,890.
- Taxes$3,137
- Rent$1,218
- Other living costs$2,251
- Left over$4,051
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $127,890
- Federal income tax
- −$19,941
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,784
- State income tax (CA)
- −$7,921
- Take-home pay
- $90,245
- Effective tax rate
- 29.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,218
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $681
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,469
Left over each month
$10,658 gross, minus $3,137 in tax and $3,469 in living costs.
$4,051
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Vegas, $3,989/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Bakersfield?
$127,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 720 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Bakersfield?
$4,051 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,218, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
Bakersfield leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Las Vegas at $3,989 a month.