How much do Roustabouts, Oil and Gas make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For Roustabouts, Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $38,210 and the 90th percentile is $83,930. The difference is $45,720, which is 86.9% 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 $43,320 to the 75th at $63,220, covers $19,900.

The mean annual wage is $55,060, which sits above the median of $52,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 12.1% higher than the national median of $46,960 for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,178, which is 11.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.7% higher than the California median of $48,880.

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 $52,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Roustabouts, Oil and Gas at $52,178 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Roustabouts, Oil and Gas. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 2nd of 3 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 $71,280 and employment of 40. That median is 35.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,487, against $52,178 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $48,790 and employment of 120. That median is 7.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,962, against $52,178 here.

Employment share

Roustabouts, Oil and Gas accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Bakersfield-Delano, CA (240 of 338,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.45 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.