Salaries in Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area

Typical pay for 475 jobs in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area. The median for all workers is $47,470 a year ($22.82 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$47,470
Median hourly
$22.82
Workers
338,230
vs U.S. median
-7%

Highest paying jobs in Bakersfield-Delano, CA

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All 475 jobs by category

Management Occupations

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Judicial Law Clerk$66,170$31.8180
Lawyer$150,900$72.55610
Legal Support Workers, All Other$82,560$39.69n/a
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$63,420$30.49300
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$77,360$37.1940

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$102,920$49.4840
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$128,910—30
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$64,460$30.99240
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$70,250—50
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$122,730—50
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$60,100$28.90620
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,900—4,540
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$132,230—50
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$119,470—60
Instructional Coordinator$104,600$50.29390
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$78,330—440
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$87,490$42.06100
Library Technician$45,070$21.67120
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$128,920—40
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$93,480—n/a
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$98,360—70
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$76,110—930
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,880$22.06890
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$99,150—3,300
Self-Enrichment Teacher$47,530$22.85530
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$75,250—800
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$62,080—n/a
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$74,690—n/a
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$66,480$31.965,390
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$96,820—510
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$38,930—6,040
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$48,280—100
Tutor$39,470$18.98930

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Audio and Video Technicians$54,690$26.2970
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$46,820$22.5140
Coaches and Scouts$43,170—480
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$102,900$49.4730
Editor$62,490$30.0460
Floral Designer$44,450$21.3780
Graphic Designer$61,970$29.79160
Interior Designer$76,780$36.9150
Interpreters and Translators$63,900$30.7250
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$43,010$20.68240
Musicians and Singers—$51.3430
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$61,830$29.7340
Photographer$56,220$27.0360
Producers and Directors$92,510$44.48110
Public Relations Specialist$76,580$36.82270
Technical Writer$76,170$36.6240
Writers and Authors$73,600$35.3840

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$106,340$51.1270
Chiropractor$74,340$35.7440
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$63,210$30.39360
Dental Hygienist$114,380$54.99340
Dentists, General$172,120$82.75220
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$108,990$52.40180
Dietetic Technician$38,470$18.50100
Dietitians and Nutritionists$90,760$43.63110
Emergency Medical Technician$47,660$22.91270
Emergency Medicine Physician$239,200+$115.00+n/a
Family Medicine Physician$332,530$159.87190
General Internal Medicine Physician$239,200+$115.00+n/a
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$72,240$34.7360
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$58,350$28.05530
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$38,990$18.75200
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$76,130$36.601,480
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$98,550$47.3860
Medical Records Specialist$55,270$26.57310
Nurse Practitioner$165,580$79.61430
Occupational Therapist$123,200$59.23170
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$46,850$22.5370
Opticians, Dispensing$46,970$22.58130
Optometrist$129,370$62.20100
Paramedic$69,050$33.20120
Pediatricians, General$290,420$139.6270
Pharmacist$161,930$77.85600
Pharmacy Technician$48,110$23.13870
Physical Therapist$125,490$60.33310
Physician Assistant$198,070$95.23350
Physicians, All Other$269,000$129.33n/a
Psychiatrist$299,990$144.2370
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$99,210$47.70450
Registered Nurse$128,810$61.935,620
Respiratory Therapist$102,760$49.40370
Speech-Language Pathologist$117,350$56.42310
Surgical Technologist$78,470$37.72240
Veterinarian$150,780$72.49100
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$55,730$26.79120

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$48,100$23.12990
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$47,000$22.60380
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320$16.5017,270
Massage Therapist$57,300$27.5590
Medical Assistant$46,560$22.392,340
Medical Equipment Preparer$47,540$22.86170
Medical Transcriptionist$38,790$18.6570
Nursing Assistant$46,130$22.181,720
Occupational Therapy Assistant$95,190$45.7740
Orderly$50,110$24.0980
Pharmacy Aide$37,840$18.19140
Phlebotomist$47,200$22.69240
Physical Therapist Aide$35,220$16.9390
Physical Therapist Assistant$84,100$40.43150
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$39,850$19.16180

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$49,870$23.98160
Billing and Posting Clerks$52,000$25.00620
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,170$25.562,580
Cargo and Freight Agents$59,310$28.5130
Couriers and Messengers$38,390$18.46130
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$55,220$26.55340
Customer Service Representative$47,310$22.741,970
Data Entry Keyer$44,760$21.52170
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$50,750$24.40540
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$51,150$24.59220
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$72,860$35.03650
File Clerk$43,620$20.97210
Financial Clerks, All Other$45,210$21.7330
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$71,830$34.532,430
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,630$17.13410
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$51,570$24.79230
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$57,040$27.42870
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,990$24.03180
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$52,790$25.38360
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,750$23.92150
Library Assistants, Clerical$39,310$18.9090
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$55,240$26.56140
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$39,120$18.8180
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,430$22.801,670
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$39,510$19.00400
Office Clerks, General$45,440$21.845,500
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$44,980$21.6340
Order Clerk$50,530$24.29130
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,650$27.24500
Postal Service Clerk$64,630$31.07130
Postal Service Mail Carrier$56,660$27.24630
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.11220
Procurement Clerk$54,240$26.08120
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,380$29.51800
Public Safety Telecommunicator$63,240$30.40220
Receptionists and Information Clerks$39,690$19.081,180
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$50,960$24.502,730
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,970$22.101,380
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$42,710$20.54140
Teller$44,830$21.55560
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$45,130$21.70300
Word Processors and Typists$47,060$22.6280

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Carpenter$66,540$31.991,100
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$58,670$28.21600
Construction and Building Inspectors$76,480$36.77290
Construction Laborer$55,800$26.831,480
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$52,780$25.38n/a
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$64,200$30.8770
Electrician$75,860$36.471,410
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$65,260$31.3740
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$92,290$44.3760
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$92,120$44.291,610
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$55,690$26.7750
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$50,240$24.16150
Helpers--Electricians$50,880$24.4660
Helpers--Extraction Workers$51,060$24.55170
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$39,080$18.79110
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$49,290$23.7050
Highway Maintenance Worker$50,200$24.13340
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$58,100$27.94n/a
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$53,050$25.5040
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$77,960$37.481,000
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$58,540$28.15520
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$66,450$31.95960
Roofer$60,640$29.15190
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$75,660$36.37190
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$52,640$25.31240
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$53,430$25.69100
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$62,170$29.891,360
Sheet Metal Worker$74,690$35.91170
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$56,990$27.40370
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$70,400$33.85120

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$91,750$44.11710
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,640$29.16170
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$62,450$30.021,250
Avionics Technician$97,620$46.9490
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,520$30.54860
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,930$24.01230
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$96,610$46.45110
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$89,650$43.10260
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$107,750$51.8040
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$126,670$60.90280
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$47,210$22.70400
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$94,280$45.331,170
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$66,400$31.92680
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$42,470$20.42200
Home Appliance Repairer$60,040$28.8770
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$73,680$35.42910
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,960$23.06420
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,800$24.422,490
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$56,370$27.10140
Mechanical Door Repairer$50,270$24.1760
Medical Equipment Repairer$64,210$30.8750
Millwright$82,310$39.57130
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$66,150$31.81750
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,190$22.6930
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$100,030$48.0940
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$71,690$34.4760
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$57,620$27.70100
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$69,850$33.58110
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$96,600$46.44220
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,610$17.60330

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$42,470$20.42640
Butchers and Meat Cutters$42,400$20.38320
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$46,080$22.1670
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$51,310$24.6780
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$45,310$21.7850
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,010$23.08230
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$58,540$28.14160
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,930$21.1250
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$43,310$20.8240
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,060$22.1460
Dental Laboratory Technician$47,410$22.8060
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$50,740$24.4090
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,490$20.4330
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,940$36.99940
Food Batchmaker$38,280$18.40270
Food Processing Workers, All Other$35,290$16.97360
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,500$21.8740
Helpers--Production Workers$40,800$19.62210
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,710$22.461,110
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$36,590$17.59300
Machinist$50,680$24.36250
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$34,980$16.8280
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$39,080$18.79850
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$62,390$30.00160
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$49,840$23.9650
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,520$21.89130
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,310$20.821,270
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$97,530$46.89240
Plant and System Operators, All Other$81,660$39.2640
Power Plant Operator$94,760$45.56200
Printing Press Operator$39,680$19.08110
Production Workers, All Other$36,140$17.38500
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,240$22.71220
Sewing Machine Operator$36,740$17.6650
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$94,100$45.24110
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$51,210$24.6250
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$64,640$31.08460
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,360$27.58800

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations