The annual salary statistics of architectural and civil drafters in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of architectural and civil drafters 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 | $39,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for architectural and civil drafters 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 $78,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of architectural and civil drafters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,000 | -0.14% | 18.90% |
| 2021 | $59,080 | 16.86% | - |
| 2020 | $49,120 | 3.24% | - |
| 2019 | $47,530 | -4.27% | - |
| 2018 | $49,560 | -1.74% | - |
| 2017 | $50,420 | -0.36% | - |
| 2016 | $50,600 | 10.95% | - |
| 2015 | $45,060 | 2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $44,090 | -8.53% | - |
| 2013 | $47,850 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $47,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,000 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for architectural and civil drafters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of architectural and civil drafters in Bakersfield-Delano is 25.1 percent (25.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.