Firefighters Salary in Bakersfield-Delano, CA
Median annual salary
$72,410
+22% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$73,438
cost index 98.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Bakersfield-Delano, CA
| 10th percentile | $49,120 |
| 25th percentile | $57,710 |
| Median (50th) | $72,410 |
| 75th percentile | $470,940 |
| 90th percentile | $470,940 |
| Mean | $199,490 |
| Employed in metro | 780 |
A Firefighters in Bakersfield-Delano, CA earns a median of $72,410 per year. That is 22% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Bakersfield-Delano, CA has a cost index of 98.6 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $73,438 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,210, median gross rent $1,300/mo, and the median home value $338,300. See the full Bakersfield-Delano, CA cost-of-living profile.