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

Percentile spread

For Physicists, the published 10th percentile is $83,300 and the 90th percentile is $195,190. The difference is $111,890, which is 82.7% 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 $101,170 to the 75th at $159,700, covers $58,530.

The mean annual wage is $137,290, which sits above the median of $135,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 21.5% lower than the national median of $172,250 for Physicists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $134,072, which is 22.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 34.8% lower than the California median of $207,490.

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 $135,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicists at $134,072 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicists. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 6th of 6 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 $163,210 and employment of 50. That median is 20.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,656, against $134,072 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $160,270 and employment of 550. That median is 18.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,125, against $134,072 here.
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 157 miles away, with a median of $163,990. That median is 21.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $154,065, against $134,072 here.

Employment share

Physicists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Bakersfield-Delano, CA (80 of 338,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (20,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.80 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.