Home / Wages / Bakersfield-Delano Bakersfield-Delano salaries The median worker in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area earned $46,930 a year in 2024, about $22.56 an hour. That ranks #188 of the 391 metro areas published here, 5.2% below the national median.
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Median pay $46,930 $22.56 per hour
Vs national -5.2% U.S. $49,500
Workers 335,190 wage and salary
Metro rank #188 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Bakersfield-Delano pays 17.6% less than California as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Housing here moved -2.5% over the year to 2026 Q2 and +25.7% over five years. Pay and house prices rarely move together, and where they diverge for long the
affordability of an area changes even when nothing about the jobs does.
House prices in Bakersfield-Delano .
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 60.14× 34,210 $35,090 First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 18.21× 1,170 $49,220 Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 15.43× 900 $35,680 Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 14.8× 1,420 $62,100 Agricultural Equipment Operators 8.92× 600 $37,600 Aerospace Engineers 4.2× 630 $127,900 Correctional Officers and Jailers 4.14× 3,290 $104,090 Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 4.08× 4,270 $67,270 Protective Service Workers, All Other 4.05× 730 $37,150 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 3.96× 550 $101,230 Information and Record Clerks, All Other 2.96× 930 $54,380 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2.91× 600 $124,910
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Bakersfield-Delano Occupation Median Hourly Employed Chief Executives $193,970 $93.25 420 Architectural and Engineering Managers $173,450 $83.39 250 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $167,970 n/a 960 Nurse Practitioners $165,460 $79.55 360 Pharmacists $162,340 $78.05 650 Physician Assistants $159,270 $76.57 250 Computer and Information Systems Managers $159,210 $76.54 460 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $147,350 n/a 960 Managers, All Other $143,430 $68.96 750 Financial Managers $142,890 $68.70 860 Engineers, All Other $142,400 $68.46 620 Petroleum Engineers $139,940 $67.28 280 Marketing Managers $135,980 $65.38 250 Lawyers $134,280 $64.56 610 Dentists, General $133,190 $64.04 300 Software Developers $132,590 $63.75 740 Human Resources Managers $131,490 $63.22 220 Construction Managers $128,640 $61.85 760 Medical and Health Services Managers $128,360 $61.71 1,110 Aerospace Engineers $127,900 $61.49 630 Registered Nurses $127,510 $61.30 5,410 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $124,910 $60.05 600 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $124,760 $59.98 320 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $123,140 $59.20 360 Physical Therapists $122,590 $58.94 340 Electrical Engineers $121,430 $58.38 420 Computer and Information Research Scientists $120,540 $57.95 480 Industrial Production Managers $119,470 $57.44 310 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $118,110 $56.78 230 Mechanical Engineers $116,460 $55.99 560 Industrial Engineers $112,600 $54.14 300 Instructional Coordinators $108,570 $52.20 400 Computer Occupations, All Other $106,790 $51.34 1,070 Speech-Language Pathologists $105,830 $50.88 280 Correctional Officers and Jailers $104,090 $50.04 3,290 Facilities Managers $103,750 $49.88 240 General and Operations Managers $102,510 $49.28 3,960 Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas $101,350 $48.73 200 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $101,230 $48.67 550 Project Management Specialists $100,970 $48.54 1,400 Computer Systems Analysts $100,950 $48.53 560 Logisticians $100,340 $48.24 480 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $100,030 $48.09 230 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $99,370 n/a 3,540 Administrative Services Managers $98,920 $47.56 470 Financial and Investment Analysts $98,900 $47.55 210 Management Analysts $98,780 $47.49 1,420 Respiratory Therapists $98,590 $47.40 380 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $98,530 $47.37 560 Civil Engineers $98,160 $47.19 760 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $98,060 $47.15 520 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $97,690 $46.97 310 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $96,270 $46.28 780 Financial Specialists, All Other $95,940 $46.13 350 Dental Hygienists $95,510 $45.92 350 Sales Managers $95,390 $45.86 1,180 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers $94,470 $45.42 250 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $93,470 $44.94 1,640 Teachers and Instructors, All Other $92,620 n/a 710 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $91,540 $44.01 2,940
Where most people work Largest occupations in Bakersfield-Delano by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 34,210 $35,090 $16.87 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 14,550 $33,430 $16.07 Fast Food and Counter Workers 9,400 $36,440 $17.52 Cashiers 8,550 $34,730 $16.70 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 8,290 $46,800 $22.50 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 7,380 $57,600 $27.69 Retail Salespersons 5,630 $35,190 $16.92 Stockers and Order Fillers 5,560 $38,370 $18.45 Registered Nurses 5,410 $127,510 $61.30 Office Clerks, General 5,160 $44,610 $21.45 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 4,490 $36,790 n/a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 4,300 $77,020 n/a Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 4,270 $67,270 $32.34 General and Operations Managers 3,960 $102,510 $49.28 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3,770 $39,130 $18.81 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 3,540 $99,370 n/a Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,290 $104,090 $50.04 Waiters and Waitresses 3,210 $33,350 $16.03 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 2,940 $91,540 $44.01 Packers and Packagers, Hand 2,900 $34,900 $16.78
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other California metro areas San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 1,134,660 workers $82,470 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 2,405,740 workers $73,960 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 1,066,390 workers $58,880 Vallejo 142,930 workers $57,170 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad 1,533,290 workers $56,580 Santa Rosa-Petaluma 204,980 workers $55,140 Bakersfield-Delano pay: common questions What is the average salary in Bakersfield-Delano? The median across all occupations is $46,930 , or $22.56 an hour, covering 335,190 wage and salary workers. The mean is $63,460, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Bakersfield-Delano pay more than the rest of California? No. The metro median of $46,930 is 17.6% below the California median of $56,940. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Bakersfield-Delano? Chief Executives ($193,970), Architectural and Engineering Managers ($173,450), Postsecondary Teachers, All Other ($167,970). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Bakersfield-Delano unusually full of? Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse, at 60.14× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.