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Average Maintenance And Repair Workers, General Salary in Bakersfield-Delano, CA

Maintenance And Repair Workers, General in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earn a median annual salary of $49,220, which is +1.2% compared to the national median. There are 2,460 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Bakersfield-Delano, CA (metro area).

$49,220
Bakersfield-Delano, CA median annual wage
$24/hour median
+1.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $48,620
2,460
Local employment
7.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.74
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,250
25th
$42,810
Median
$49,220
75th
$64,990
90th
$80,050

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
100.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$48,788
Goods: 105.2%
Services: 158.3%
Rents: 90.3%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$63,470Compare15,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$63,300Compare7,010
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$61,570Compare1,310
Sheboygan, WI$60,610Compare760
Napa, CA$60,510Compare860
Vallejo, CA$60,500Compare1,250

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Bakersfield-Delano, CA

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Psychiatrists$229,9801.09
Chief Executives$193,9700.92
Architectural And Engineering Managers$173,4500.55
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$167,9702.90
Nurse Practitioners$165,4600.54
Pharmacists$162,3400.90
Natural Sciences Managers$160,3000.25
Veterinarians$159,6000.56

Bakersfield-Delano, CA has salary data for 479 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Psychiatrists.

Historical series

Trend for Maintenance And Repair Workers, General in Bakersfield-Delano, CA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Maintenance And Repair Workers, General are projected to change by +3.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 159,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.