Labor Relations Specialists Salary — Bakersfield, California

The average Labor Relations Specialists in Bakersfield, California earns $109,000 a year.

$109,000 / year, mean
↑ 8.6% above national average 65th percentile in California

Bakersfield sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within California — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's a solid premium over the national average for labor relations specialists. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
140
Estimate confidence
RSE 7.0%
Cost of living 101 #49 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $364,264 #72 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $67,660 #121 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Bakersfield ranks #49 for cost of living and #72 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Vallejo $165,310 Bellingham $136,810 San Jose $132,160 Santa Cruz $126,580 San Francisco $125,990 Fresno $120,240 Seattle $118,910 New York $117,330 Kennewick $114,010 Olympia $112,300 Santa Maria $110,990 Trenton $110,570 Allentown $110,240 Bakersfield $109,000 Albany $108,620 Santa Rosa $108,370 San Diego $106,780 Atlantic City $106,760 Rockford $106,520 Philadelphia $106,100 State College $105,810 Los Angeles $105,570 Sacramento $105,150 Salinas $104,220 Riverside $103,170 Peoria $102,700 Champaign $101,740 Scranton $101,540 Decatur $101,360 Tampa $100,930 Visalia $100,000 Chicago $99,990 York $99,860 Portland $99,530 Springfield $99,050 Erie $98,750 Buffalo $97,860 Virginia Beach $97,550 Richmond $97,490 Charleston $96,810 Dover $96,380 Palm Bay $96,130 Kiryas Joel $95,940 Morgantown $95,670 Pittsburgh $95,610 Rochester $95,400 Stockton $95,260 Lancaster $95,100 Williamsport $94,390 Dallas $93,980 Wheeling $93,080 Yakima $93,030 Baltimore $92,430 Oxnard $92,230 Medford $91,780 Syracuse $91,380 Mount Vernon $91,360 Weirton $90,700 Harrisburg $90,120 Miami $89,970 Houston $89,130 Utica $89,110 Reading $88,900 Pensacola $88,650 Roanoke $88,220 Ann Arbor $87,610 Johnstown $87,060 Jacksonville $86,940 Huntington $86,280 Salem $85,120 Eugene $85,110 San Antonio $82,810 Sarasota $81,880 Terre Haute $81,680 Modesto $79,560 Detroit $78,700 Spokane $78,480 Tallahassee $78,130 Austin $77,040 Orlando $76,590 Lakeland $76,560 Fort Wayne $75,170 Lafayette $74,730 South Bend $74,430 Kalamazoo $74,060 Grand Rapids $73,680 Indianapolis $73,570 Louisville $73,380 Saginaw $72,640 El Paso $72,020 Lubbock $71,280 Lansing $70,420 Paducah $70,300 Lexington $69,540 Battle Creek $67,190 Evansville $66,840 Midland $65,100 Flint $64,420 Columbus $55,650
CityMean salaryvs. Bakersfield
Albany, New York$108,620-0.3%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$110,240+1.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$87,610-19.6%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$106,760-2.1%
Austin, Texas$77,040-29.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$92,430-15.2%
Battle Creek, Michigan$67,190-38.4%
Bellingham, Washington$136,810+25.5%
Buffalo, New York$97,860-10.2%
Champaign, Illinois$101,740-6.7%
Charleston, West Virginia$96,810-11.2%
Chicago, Illinois$99,990-8.3%
Columbus, Indiana$55,650-48.9%
Dallas, Texas$93,980-13.8%
Decatur, Illinois$101,360-7.0%
Detroit, Michigan$78,700-27.8%
Dover, Delaware$96,380-11.6%
El Paso, Texas$72,020-33.9%
Erie, Pennsylvania$98,750-9.4%
Eugene, Oregon$85,110-21.9%
Evansville, Indiana$66,840-38.7%
Flint, Michigan$64,420-40.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$75,170-31.0%
Fresno, California$120,240+10.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$73,680-32.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$90,120-17.3%
Houston, Texas$89,130-18.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$86,280-20.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$73,570-32.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$86,940-20.2%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$87,060-20.1%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$74,060-32.1%
Kennewick, Washington$114,010+4.6%
Kiryas Joel, New York$95,940-12.0%
Lafayette, Indiana$74,730-31.4%
Lakeland, Florida$76,560-29.8%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$95,100-12.8%
Lansing, Michigan$70,420-35.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$69,540-36.2%
Los Angeles, California$105,570-3.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$73,380-32.7%
Lubbock, Texas$71,280-34.6%
Medford, Oregon$91,780-15.8%
Miami, Florida$89,970-17.5%
Midland, Michigan$65,100-40.3%
Modesto, California$79,560-27.0%
Morgantown, West Virginia$95,670-12.2%
Mount Vernon, Washington$91,360-16.2%
New York, New York$117,330+7.6%
Sarasota, Florida$81,880-24.9%
Olympia, Washington$112,300+3.0%
Orlando, Florida$76,590-29.7%
Oxnard, California$92,230-15.4%
Paducah, Kentucky$70,300-35.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$96,130-11.8%
Pensacola, Florida$88,650-18.7%
Peoria, Illinois$102,700-5.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$106,100-2.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$95,610-12.3%
Portland, Oregon$99,530-8.7%
Reading, Pennsylvania$88,900-18.4%
Richmond, Virginia$97,490-10.6%
Riverside, California$103,170-5.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$88,220-19.1%
Rochester, New York$95,400-12.5%
Rockford, Illinois$106,520-2.3%
Sacramento, California$105,150-3.5%
Saginaw, Michigan$72,640-33.4%
Salem, Oregon$85,120-21.9%
Salinas, California$104,220-4.4%
San Antonio, Texas$82,810-24.0%
San Diego, California$106,780-2.0%
San Francisco, California$125,990+15.6%
San Jose, California$132,160+21.2%
Santa Cruz, California$126,580+16.1%
Santa Maria, California$110,990+1.8%
Santa Rosa, California$108,370-0.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$101,540-6.8%
Seattle, Washington$118,910+9.1%
South Bend, Indiana$74,430-31.7%
Spokane, Washington$78,480-28.0%
Springfield, Illinois$99,050-9.1%
State College, Pennsylvania$105,810-2.9%
Stockton, California$95,260-12.6%
Syracuse, New York$91,380-16.2%
Tallahassee, Florida$78,130-28.3%
Tampa, Florida$100,930-7.4%
Terre Haute, Indiana$81,680-25.1%
Trenton, New Jersey$110,570+1.4%
Utica, New York$89,110-18.2%
Vallejo, California$165,310+51.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$97,550-10.5%
Visalia, California$100,000-8.3%
Weirton, West Virginia$90,700-16.8%
Wheeling, West Virginia$93,080-14.6%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$94,390-13.4%
Yakima, Washington$93,030-14.7%
York, Pennsylvania$99,860-8.4%
Gross salary
109,000/yr
Estimated take-home
79,467/yr
Est. total withheld
27.1%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Labor Relations Specialists salaries in California → All Labor Relations Specialists salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Bakersfield

These notes add local color around Bakersfield, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 13-1075 SOC code
Official area Bakersfield-Delano, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 12540 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Delano
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

AK HI

Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
910,433