High paying medical jobs in Bakersfield-Delano, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bakersfield-Delano, CA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Bakersfield-Delano, CA run 0.9% above the national average (2024), so a Bakersfield-Delano, CA salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Bakersfield-Delano, CA · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$332,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,650 – $434,630190
2Physician Assistants$198,070
Master's degree
$126,200 – $219,990350
3Dentists, General$172,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,850 – $346,300220
4Nurse Practitioners$165,580
Master's degree
$106,710 – $205,450430
5Pharmacists$161,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$125,170 – $200,850600
6Registered Nurses$128,810
Bachelor's degree
$87,760 – $162,0205,620
7Physical Therapists$125,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,300 – $156,370310
8Occupational Therapists$123,200
Master's degree
$79,590 – $156,000170
9Speech-Language Pathologists$117,350
Master's degree
$98,150 – $147,300310
10Dental Hygienists$114,380
Associate's degree
$97,090 – $121,280340
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$108,990
Associate's degree
$69,040 – $154,150180
12Respiratory Therapists$102,760
Associate's degree
$69,810 – $125,770370
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$99,210
Associate's degree
$68,790 – $124,790450
14Dietitians and Nutritionists$90,760
Bachelor's degree
$45,770 – $112,100110
15Surgical Technologists$78,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,730 – $94,270240
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$76,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,070 – $91,4601,480
17Paramedics$69,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,100 – $93,940120
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$63,210
Bachelor's degree
$45,860 – $102,210360
19Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$58,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,060 – $124,800530
20Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$55,730
Associate's degree
$41,450 – $61,360120
21Medical Records Specialists$55,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,480 – $75,460310
22Pharmacy Technicians$48,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,020 – $72,410870
23Emergency Medical Technicians$47,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,780 – $65,260270
24Opticians, Dispensing$46,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,590 – $78,830130
25Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$38,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,990 – $80,940200

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBakersfield-Delano, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$332,530	$107,650 – $434,630	190
2	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$198,070	$126,200 – $219,990	350
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$172,120	$99,850 – $346,300	220
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$165,580	$106,710 – $205,450	430
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$161,930	$125,170 – $200,850	600
6	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$128,810	$87,760 – $162,020	5,620
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$125,490	$98,300 – $156,370	310
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$123,200	$79,590 – $156,000	170
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$117,350	$98,150 – $147,300	310
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$114,380	$97,090 – $121,280	340
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$108,990	$69,040 – $154,150	180
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$102,760	$69,810 – $125,770	370
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$99,210	$68,790 – $124,790	450
14	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$90,760	$45,770 – $112,100	110
15	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,470	$50,730 – $94,270	240
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,130	$62,070 – $91,460	1,480
17	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,050	$49,100 – $93,940	120
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$63,210	$45,860 – $102,210	360
19	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,350	$46,060 – $124,800	530
20	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$55,730	$41,450 – $61,360	120
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,270	$41,480 – $75,460	310
22	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,110	$39,020 – $72,410	870
23	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,660	$35,780 – $65,260	270
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,970	$42,590 – $78,830	130
25	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,990	$38,990 – $80,940	200

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Bakersfield-Delano, CA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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