Trucking pay in Bakersfield-Delano, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $57,690 a year ($27.73 an hour), across 7,050 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 1.6% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
7,050 employed in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, median $57,690 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,490 | $18.51 |
| 25th percentile | $46,510 | — |
| Median | $57,690 | $27.73 |
| 75th percentile | $61,970 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,870 | $36.00 |
| Mean | $56,530 | $27.18 |
Light truck drivers
1,560 employed in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, median $43,320 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,320 | $16.50 |
| 25th percentile | $36,810 | — |
| Median | $43,320 | $20.83 |
| 75th percentile | $50,590 | — |
| 90th percentile | $81,480 | $39.17 |
| Mean | $48,890 | $23.50 |
Driver/sales workers
1,080 employed in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, median $34,320 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,320 | $16.50 |
| 25th percentile | $34,320 | — |
| Median | $34,320 | $16.50 |
| 75th percentile | $46,700 | — |
| 90th percentile | $52,540 | $25.26 |
| Mean | $40,910 | $19.67 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
2,370 employed in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, median $44,980 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,840 | $17.71 |
| 25th percentile | $39,470 | — |
| Median | $44,980 | $21.62 |
| 75th percentile | $57,290 | — |
| 90th percentile | $59,410 | $28.56 |
| Mean | $47,830 | $23.00 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
540 employed in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, median $50,750 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,190 | $17.88 |
| 25th percentile | $44,090 | — |
| Median | $50,750 | $24.40 |
| 75th percentile | $61,140 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,400 | $36.73 |
| Mean | $54,590 | $26.24 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,210 employed in Bakersfield-Delano, CA, median $67,490 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $43,680 | $21.00 |
| 25th percentile | $52,200 | — |
| Median | $67,490 | $32.45 |
| 75th percentile | $79,820 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,530 | $47.37 |
| Mean | $68,560 | $32.96 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.