Web and Digital Interface Designers Salary — Bakersfield, California

The average Web and Digital Interface Designers in Bakersfield, California earns $90,560 a year.

$90,560 / year, mean
↓ 25.3% below national average 8th percentile in California

Bakersfield is among the lowest-paying cities in California for this specific role. That's well below the national average for web and digital interface designers — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. 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)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 10.3%
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.

San Jose $200,670 San Francisco $161,710 Seattle $138,080 New York $130,190 Ithaca $129,110 San Diego $129,040 Austin $125,830 Los Angeles $124,480 Sacramento $123,120 Portland $122,920 Santa Cruz $119,970 Bremerton $119,790 Santa Maria $115,510 Dallas $112,610 San Antonio $110,680 Vallejo $109,870 Salem $109,590 Olympia $109,520 Philadelphia $107,390 Albany $104,970 Santa Rosa $104,740 Buffalo $104,440 Houston $104,360 Baltimore $102,850 Chicago $101,550 Rochester $100,900 Trenton $99,450 Detroit $98,790 Jacksonville $97,760 Fresno $97,670 Spokane $97,670 Syracuse $96,200 Bend $95,940 Kennewick $93,420 San Luis Obispo $93,200 Yakima $91,420 Fort Myers $91,120 Bakersfield $90,560 Fort Wayne $90,240 Pittsburgh $90,190 Allentown $90,120 Miami $90,100 Peoria $89,350 El Paso $89,190 Harrisburg $88,970 Grand Rapids $88,740 Deltona $88,230 Waco $87,970 Utica $86,170 Louisville $85,570 College Station $85,500 State College $85,420 Orlando $84,360 Tampa $83,370 Gainesville $82,590 Lexington $82,180 Sarasota $82,060 Indianapolis $80,950 Flint $78,680 Atlantic City $77,540 Scranton $77,220 Champaign $75,930 Virginia Beach $75,240 Lancaster $75,100 Lafayette $74,170 Richmond $72,860 Tallahassee $72,800 Lansing $72,350 Charlottesville $70,760 Ann Arbor $66,960 South Bend $61,150 McAllen $60,040 Blacksburg $52,160
CityMean salaryvs. Bakersfield
Albany, New York$104,970+15.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$90,120-0.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$66,960-26.1%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$77,540-14.4%
Austin, Texas$125,830+38.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$102,850+13.6%
Bend, Oregon$95,940+5.9%
Blacksburg, Virginia$52,160-42.4%
Bremerton, Washington$119,790+32.3%
Buffalo, New York$104,440+15.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$91,120+0.6%
Champaign, Illinois$75,930-16.2%
Charlottesville, Virginia$70,760-21.9%
Chicago, Illinois$101,550+12.1%
College Station, Texas$85,500-5.6%
Dallas, Texas$112,610+24.3%
Deltona, Florida$88,230-2.6%
Detroit, Michigan$98,790+9.1%
El Paso, Texas$89,190-1.5%
Flint, Michigan$78,680-13.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$90,240-0.4%
Fresno, California$97,670+7.9%
Gainesville, Florida$82,590-8.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$88,740-2.0%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$88,970-1.8%
Houston, Texas$104,360+15.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$80,950-10.6%
Ithaca, New York$129,110+42.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$97,760+8.0%
Kennewick, Washington$93,420+3.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$74,170-18.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$75,100-17.1%
Lansing, Michigan$72,350-20.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$82,180-9.3%
Los Angeles, California$124,480+37.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$85,570-5.5%
McAllen, Texas$60,040-33.7%
Miami, Florida$90,100-0.5%
New York, New York$130,190+43.8%
Sarasota, Florida$82,060-9.4%
Olympia, Washington$109,520+20.9%
Orlando, Florida$84,360-6.8%
Peoria, Illinois$89,350-1.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$107,390+18.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$90,190-0.4%
Portland, Oregon$122,920+35.7%
Richmond, Virginia$72,860-19.5%
Rochester, New York$100,900+11.4%
Sacramento, California$123,120+36.0%
Salem, Oregon$109,590+21.0%
San Antonio, Texas$110,680+22.2%
San Diego, California$129,040+42.5%
San Francisco, California$161,710+78.6%
San Jose, California$200,670+121.6%
San Luis Obispo, California$93,200+2.9%
Santa Cruz, California$119,970+32.5%
Santa Maria, California$115,510+27.6%
Santa Rosa, California$104,740+15.7%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$77,220-14.7%
Seattle, Washington$138,080+52.5%
South Bend, Indiana$61,150-32.5%
Spokane, Washington$97,670+7.9%
State College, Pennsylvania$85,420-5.7%
Syracuse, New York$96,200+6.2%
Tallahassee, Florida$72,800-19.6%
Tampa, Florida$83,370-7.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$99,450+9.8%
Utica, New York$86,170-4.8%
Vallejo, California$109,870+21.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$75,240-16.9%
Waco, Texas$87,970-2.9%
Yakima, Washington$91,420+0.9%
Gross salary
90,560/yr
Estimated take-home
68,209/yr
Est. total withheld
24.7%

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.

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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 15-1255 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