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Product / project manager · Bakersfield, CA

Product / project manager in Bakersfield: $2,881/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median product / project manager wage in Bakersfield at $104,580 a year. About 1,410 product / project manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $62,120 and the 90th is $159,970. Pay ranks 52nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× 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 $2,881 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Hanford, about 79 miles away, at $3,676 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,881

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$104,580

$62,120 to $159,970

Rent (1 bd)

$1,218

$1,450 (2 bd)

Employment

1,410

Location quotient 0.61

Pay rank

52nd of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, product / project manager pay of $104,580.

  • Taxes$2,365
  • Rent$1,218
  • Other living costs$2,251
  • Left over$2,881

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$104,580
Federal income tax
−$14,622
Social Security and Medicare
−$8,000
State income tax (CA)
−$5,753
Take-home pay
$76,205
Effective tax rate
27.1%

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

$8,715 gross, minus $2,365 in tax and $3,469 in living costs.

$2,881

Rank every metro for a product / project manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Hanford, $3,676/mo.

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Questions

What does a product / project manager make in Bakersfield?

$104,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,410 product / project manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a product / project manager in Bakersfield?

$2,881 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,218, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a product / project manager keep more?

Hanford, about 79 miles away, leaves $3,676 a month, more than Bakersfield.