Systems Analyst salary in Bakersfield, CA

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Shafter, Delano, Lost Hills,, Wasco.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$133,520
Middle 50%$91.2k–$154.1k
vs. national median+25%comparison median $106,434
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,800 and $170,395.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,779
25th$91,208
50th (median)$133,520
75th$154,089
90th$156,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2020: median $91,583 (14 filings) FY2022: median $124,210 (12 filings) FY2023: median $111,772 (10 filings) FY2024: median $120,328 (11 filings) FY2025: median $135,011 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 18
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$91,583$77,709$104,64514
FY2021–––8
FY2022$124,210$84,968$130,34112
FY2023$111,772$84,968$137,07710
FY2024$120,328$109,700$130,50011
FY2025$135,011$91,208$156,00018
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Bakersfield's median Systems Analyst salary of $133,520 is worth about $132,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Bakersfield, CA area earned a median of $100,400 in May 2025 (490 employed). The H-1B median here is $133,520, 33% higher.

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
The Wonderful Companytoo few9
LTIMindtreetoo few5
Sunshine Behavioral Health Services, Inc.too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $150,000 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$130,021$150,00012

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.