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Nursing Assistants salary in Bakersfield, CA

Nursing Assistants in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $46,130 a year, an average of $46,500. About 1,720 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Nursing Assistants pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$46,130
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$46,500
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$37,710
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$56,380
Top of the range
People employed
1,720
In Bakersfield metro area
Rent share of median wage
35.7%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Bakersfield

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,371
per month, in Bakersfield, CA
Income needed for median rent
$54,800
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median nursing assistants wage
$46,130
15.8% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
35.7%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$77,397
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Bakersfield area. Read the Bakersfield, CA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Nursing Assistants pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Tulsa, OK
-20.4%
Median $36,720
Mean $37,270
Employed 5,420
Wichita, KS
-19.2%
Median $37,290
Mean $38,080
Employed 5,220
Arlington, TX
-16.5%
Median $38,530
Mean $40,700
Employed 23,420
Tampa, FL
-18.8%
Median $37,470
Mean $38,950
Employed 15,120
Aurora, CO
+6.5%
Median $49,110
Mean $49,470
Employed 10,350
Minneapolis, MN
+4.1%
Median $48,020
Mean $47,640
Employed 14,590
Oakland, CA
+21.6%
Median $56,080
Mean $56,700
Employed 11,790
New Orleans, LA
-25.6%
Median $34,320
Mean $34,280
Employed 3,660

See nursing assistants pay in every covered city.

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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.