Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Physician in Bakersfield: $7,669/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Bakersfield. Pay is estimated at $199,000 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Bakersfield ranks 338th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 13.6× 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 $7,669 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 183 miles away, at $11,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$7,669
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$199,000
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$1,218
$1,450 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
338th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
13.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $199,000.
- Taxes$5,445
- Rent$1,218
- Other living costs$2,251
- Left over$7,669
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $199,000
- Federal income tax
- −$37,007
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$13,804
- State income tax (CA)
- −$14,534
- Take-home pay
- $133,655
- Effective tax rate
- 32.8%
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
$16,583 gross, minus $5,445 in tax and $3,469 in living costs.
$7,669
Rank every metro for a physician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $11,434/mo.
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Questions
What does a physician make in Bakersfield?
$199,000 a year. That figure is the an estimate, because BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median.
What is left after tax and rent for a physician in Bakersfield?
$7,669 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,218, and pay covers 13.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physician keep more?
San Jose, about 183 miles away, leaves $11,434 a month, more than Bakersfield.