SOC 43-4111 · Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan Salary in Bakersfield, CA

The average salary for interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Bakersfield, California is $53,760 a year ($25.84 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $52,790: half of the 360 people in this job in the Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,240).

$53,760average per year

$25.84 / hourMedian $52,790Take-home ≈ $43,958

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

360people in this job
+14%vs U.S. average
#19 of 24California metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay range in Bakersfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,750 or more. The middle half of interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Bakersfield earn between $46,900 and $61,140.

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,760$4,480$25.85
Median$52,790$4,399$25.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,900$3,908$22.55
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,140$5,095$29.39

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan pay in Bakersfield vs. California and the U.S.

Interviewers (except eligibility and loan) in Bakersfield earn 8% less than the California average ($58,230) and 14% more than the U.S. average ($47,240). At the median the gap is +15% against the U.S. median of $45,920.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bakersfield$53,760$52,790$40,310$62,750360
California$58,230$56,880$41,330$77,74022,250
United States$47,240$45,920$33,900$62,810148,060

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary after taxes in Bakersfield

On the average salary of $53,760, a single filer in Bakersfield takes home about $43,958 a year, or $3,663 a month and $1,691 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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Is Bakersfield a good place for interviewers (except eligibility and loan)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bakersfield area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $53,760 buys what about $53,288 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Bakersfield ($47,470). A typical home costs $364,264, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary in other California cities

Bakersfield ranks 19th of 24 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($70,810).

All Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for interviewers (except eligibility and loan)

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($70,810).

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary by city

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Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan salary in Bakersfield: questions

How much do interviewers (except eligibility and loan) make an hour in Bakersfield?

$25.84 an hour on average, and $25.38 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level interviewers (except eligibility and loan) salary in Bakersfield?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,310 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,900, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the interviewers (except eligibility and loan) take-home pay in Bakersfield?

About $43,958 a year ($3,663 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,760. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do interviewers (except eligibility and loan) earn more in Bakersfield than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,240).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-4111; area Bakersfield-Delano, CA (12540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.12, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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