SOC 29-9021 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in Bakersfield-Delano, CA is $72,240. The 10th percentile is $59,190 and the 90th percentile is $125,680. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$72,240

10th percentile
$59,190
25th percentile
$59,190
Median
$72,240
75th percentile
$109,660
90th percentile
$125,680
Mean
$83,940

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Paramedics seated in an ambulance
Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars, the published 10th percentile is $59,190 and the 90th percentile is $125,680. The difference is $66,490, which is 92.0% 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 $59,190 to the 75th at $109,660, covers $50,470.

The mean annual wage is $83,940, which sits above the median of $72,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 6.2% higher than the national median of $68,020 for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,606, which is 5.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.4% lower than the California median of $90,750.

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 $72,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars at $71,606 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 Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars. 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 $86,160 and employment of 30. That median is 19.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,949, against $71,606 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $87,530 and employment of 1,200. That median is 21.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,074, against $71,606 here.
  • Fresno, CA is 118 miles away, with a median of $77,280 and employment of 60. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,648, against $71,606 here.

Employment share

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Bakersfield-Delano, CA (60 of 338,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (38,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in Bakersfield-Delano, CA is $72,240. The 10th percentile is $59,190 and the 90th percentile is $125,680. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars?

The local median is 6.2% higher than the national median of $68,020.

What is Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars pay in Bakersfield-Delano, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 100.886, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $72,240 is $71,606. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bakersfield-Delano, CA compare with nearby metros for Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars?

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 72 miles away, at $86,160. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 8th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.