How much do Orderlies make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For Orderlies, the published 10th percentile is $36,710 and the 90th percentile is $77,060. The difference is $40,350, which is 80.5% 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 $43,370 to the 75th at $56,330, covers $12,960.

The mean annual wage is $51,090, which sits above the median of $50,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 30.9% higher than the national median of $38,290 for Orderlies. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,670, which is 29.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% higher than the California median of $49,920.

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 $50,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Orderlies at $49,670 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 Orderlies. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 2nd 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).).

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $49,760 and employment of 1,890. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,816, against $49,670 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $50,040 and employment of 50. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,993, against $49,670 here.
• Fresno, CA is 118 miles away, with a median of $37,410 and employment of 220. That median is 25.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,620, against $49,670 here.

Employment share

Orderlies accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Bakersfield-Delano, CA (80 of 338,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (52,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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.