How much do Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $58,770 and the 90th percentile is $116,590. The difference is $57,820, which is 73.8% 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 $61,640 to the 75th at $103,070, covers $41,430.

The mean annual wage is $83,620, which sits above the median of $78,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 25% higher than the national median of $62,680 for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,642, which is 23.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.1% lower than the California median of $82,550.

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 $78,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education at $77,642 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 10th of 12 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).).

• Visalia, CA is 61 miles away, with a median of $96,380 and employment of 240. That median is 23% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,549, against $77,642 here.
• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 72 miles away, with a median of $101,780 and employment of 130. That median is 29.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,080, against $77,642 here.
• Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 79 miles away, with a median of $96,980 and employment of 60. That median is 23.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,441, against $77,642 here.

Employment share

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Bakersfield-Delano, CA (440 of 338,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,870 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.86 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.