How much do Animal Control Workers make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For Animal Control Workers, the published 10th percentile is $38,670 and the 90th percentile is $60,080. The difference is $21,410, which is 46.1% 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 $46,230 to the 75th at $55,380, covers $9,150.

The mean annual wage is $50,320, which sits above the median of $46,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 1.8% higher than the national median of $45,660 for Animal Control Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,072, which is 0.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.8% lower than the California median of $62,630.

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 $46,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Animal Control Workers at $46,072 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Animal Control Workers. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 5th of 5 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 $62,810 and employment of 430. That median is 35.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,307, against $46,072 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 157 miles away, with a median of $59,870 and employment of 160. That median is 28.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,247, against $46,072 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 183 miles away, with a median of $74,260 and employment of 30. That median is 59.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,250, against $46,072 here.

Employment share

Animal Control Workers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Bakersfield-Delano, CA (40 of 338,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.52 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.