The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of accountants and auditors in Bakersfield-Delano is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $49,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,370 | 2.07% | 23.76% |
| 2021 | $75,770 | 6.06% | - |
| 2020 | $71,180 | 4.27% | - |
| 2019 | $68,140 | 2.51% | - |
| 2018 | $66,430 | 4.56% | - |
| 2017 | $63,400 | 3.00% | - |
| 2016 | $61,500 | 0.13% | - |
| 2015 | $61,420 | 0.67% | - |
| 2014 | $61,010 | -0.48% | - |
| 2013 | $61,300 | 3.77% | - |
| 2012 | $58,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,370 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Bakersfield-Delano is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.