How much do Massage Therapists make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For Massage Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $35,580 and the 90th percentile is $88,470. The difference is $52,890, which is 92.3% 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 $43,660 to the 75th at $70,140, covers $26,480.

The mean annual wage is $58,100, which sits above the median of $57,300. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 2% lower than the national median of $58,450 for Massage Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,797, which is 2.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.6% higher than the California median of $45,970.

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 $57,300 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Massage Therapists at $56,797 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 Massage Therapists. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 3rd 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 $50,240 and employment of 210. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,452, against $56,797 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $43,530 and employment of 5,680. That median is 24% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,330, against $56,797 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $43,920 and employment of 170. That median is 23.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,368, against $56,797 here.

Employment share

Massage Therapists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Bakersfield-Delano, CA (90 of 338,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (98,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.42 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.