Electrical Engineer salary in Bakersfield, CA

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mojave, Boron, Delano, Lost Hills.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$120,000
Middle 50%$103.7k–$126.1k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $123,560
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $99,068 and $234,228.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,819
25th$103,730
50th (median)$120,000
75th$126,111
90th$200,100

Cost of living

Bakersfield's median Electrical Engineer salary of $120,000 is worth about $118,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Bakersfield = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Bakersfield, CA area earned a median of $126,960 in May 2025 (460 employed). The H-1B median here is $120,000, 5% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Chevrontoo few2
M. A. Mortenson Companytoo few2
Plcs Plus Internationaltoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.