How much do News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists, the published 10th percentile is $45,030 and the 90th percentile is $128,780. The difference is $83,750, which is 135.5% 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 $57,400 to the 75th at $94,180, covers $36,780.

The mean annual wage is $81,310, which sits above the median of $61,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $62,200 for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,287, which is 1.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

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 $61,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists at $61,287 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 4th of 4 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).).

• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 157 miles away, with a median of $66,780 and employment of 100. That median is 8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,738, against $61,287 here.
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 183 miles away, with a median of $76,450 and employment of 160. That median is 23.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,234, against $61,287 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 196 miles away, with a median of $63,810 and employment of 200. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,031, against $61,287 here.

Employment share

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Bakersfield-Delano, CA (40 of 338,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 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.