Pharmacist salary in Bakersfield, CA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tehachapi.

Also listed as: Pharmacist in Charge, Clinical Pharmacist

Median salary$145,600
Middle 50%$142.5k–$152.1k
vs. national median+6%comparison median $136,885
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $135,200 and $172,550.
PercentileSalary
10th$137,072
25th$142,480
50th (median)$145,600
75th$152,100
90th$162,895

Cost of living

Bakersfield's median Pharmacist salary of $145,600 is worth about $144,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Pharmacists in the Bakersfield, CA area earned a median of $161,930 in May 2025 (600 employed). The H-1B median here is $145,600, 10% 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
CVS Healthtoo few9

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.