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title: "Average Salary in Bakersfield, CA"
description: "Mean $64,650, median $47,470 in the Bakersfield metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $64,650, median $47,470 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 338,230 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $47,050.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $34,320 |
| 25th | $36,080 |
| 50th | $47,470 |
| 75th | $75,850 |
| 90th | $117,020 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 100.9 |
| Housing (rents) | 90.3 |
| Goods | 105.2 |
| Utilities | 158.3 |
| Other services | 100.3 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $230,380
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $221,480
- [Firefighter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/firefighter): $199,490
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $191,630
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $183,000
- [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant): $177,840
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $171,080
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $166,070
- [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner): $165,300
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $164,880

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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