How much do Word Processors and Typists make in Bakersfield-Delano, CA?

Percentile spread

For Word Processors and Typists, the published 10th percentile is $39,090 and the 90th percentile is $47,080. The difference is $7,990, which is 17.0% 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 $39,570 to the 75th at $47,060, covers $7,490.

The mean annual wage is $45,150, which sits below the median of $47,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bakersfield-Delano, CA median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $49,280 for Word Processors and Typists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,647, which is 5.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.5% lower than the California median of $56,380.

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 $47,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Word Processors and Typists at $46,647 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 Word Processors and Typists. Bakersfield-Delano, CA ranks 11th 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).).

• Visalia, CA is 61 miles away, with a median of $53,790 and employment of 120. That median is 14.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,884, against $46,647 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $57,670 and employment of 6,830. That median is 22.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,781, against $46,647 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 93 miles away, with a median of $57,820 and employment of 50. That median is 22.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,144, against $46,647 here.

Employment share

Word Processors and Typists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Bakersfield-Delano, CA (80 of 338,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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.