How much do Biological Scientists, All Other make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For Biological Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $58,160 and the 90th percentile is $143,330. The difference is $85,170, which is 91.0% 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 $64,570 to the 75th at $117,080, covers $52,510.

The mean annual wage is $96,020, which sits above the median of $93,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 5.4% lower than the national median of $98,920 for Biological Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,728, which is 6.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.6% lower than the California median of $113,530.

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 $93,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Scientists, All Other at $92,728 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Scientists, All Other. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 9th of 11 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $97,680 and employment of 220. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,371, against $92,728 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $96,380 and employment of 2,320. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,867, against $92,728 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $124,840 and employment of 90. That median is 33.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,745, against $92,728 here.