How much do Insulation Workers, Mechanical make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For Insulation Workers, Mechanical, the published 10th percentile is $50,650 and the 90th percentile is $58,100. The difference is $7,450, which is 12.8% 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 $58,100 to the 75th at $58,100, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $56,750, which sits below the median of $58,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 0.4% lower than the national median of $58,340 for Insulation Workers, Mechanical. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,590, which is 1.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 51.5% lower than the California median of $119,690.

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 $58,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Insulation Workers, Mechanical at $57,590 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Insulation Workers, Mechanical. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 3rd of 3 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 $124,090 and employment of 530. That median is 113.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,267, against $57,590 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 196 miles away, with a median of $112,280 and employment of 100. That median is 93.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,351, against $57,590 here.