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

Percentile spread

For Drafters, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $47,840 and the 90th percentile is $63,920. The difference is $16,080, which is 33.6% 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 $47,840 to the 75th at $57,200, covers $9,360.

The mean annual wage is $52,800, which sits above the median of $47,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 24.7% lower than the national median of $63,520 for Drafters, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,440, which is 25.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 34.8% lower than the California median of $73,390.

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 $47,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Drafters, All Other at $47,440 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Drafters, All Other. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 8th of 8 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 $67,670 and employment of 40. That median is 41.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,221, against $47,440 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $73,840 and employment of 690. That median is 54.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,019, against $47,440 here.
• Fresno, CA is 118 miles away, with a median of $75,150 and employment of 40. That median is 57% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,563, against $47,440 here.