How much do Agricultural Technicians make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For Agricultural Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,540 and the 90th percentile is $75,900. The difference is $38,360, which is 72.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $41,050 to the 75th at $69,030, covers $27,980.

The mean annual wage is $56,410, which sits above the median of $52,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 6% higher than the national median of $49,630 for Agricultural Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,158, which is 5.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.8% lower than the California median of $60,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 100.886, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Agricultural Technicians at $52,158 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Agricultural Technicians. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 4th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $63,630 and employment of 500. That median is 20.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,029, against $52,158 here.
• San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA is 97 miles away, with a median of $62,900 and employment of 60. That median is 19.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,921, against $52,158 here.
• Fresno, CA is 118 miles away, with a median of $52,160 and employment of 150. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,058, against $52,158 here.

Employment share

Agricultural Technicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Bakersfield-Delano, CA (80 of 338,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.43 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.