Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Bakersfield, CA

581 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Bakersfield, CA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Operations Research Analysts	$119,020	80	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$117,350	310	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$116,650	490	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$116,550	180	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$114,380	340	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$112,990	40	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$112,990	40	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$111,580	80	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$111,070	100	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$110,180	1,080	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$110,180	1,080	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$110,180	1,080	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$110,180	1,080	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$110,180	1,080	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$110,180	1,080	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$110,180	1,080	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$110,180	1,080	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$110,180	1,080	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$110,180	1,080	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$110,030	90	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$110,030	90	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$108,990	180	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$108,020	160	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$107,750	40	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$107,220	3,280	View salary detail
Security Managers	$107,190	310	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$107,190	310	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$106,340	70	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$105,140	100	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$104,700	280	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$104,700	280	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$104,700	280	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$104,700	280	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$104,600	390	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$104,580	1,410	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$104,460	4,100	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$103,170	540	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$102,920	40	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$102,900	30	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$102,760	370	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$101,780	490	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$101,770	610	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$101,770	610	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$101,770	610	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$101,230	190	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$101,050	140	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$100,730	330	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$100,400	490	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$100,400	490	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$100,030	40	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.