The annual salary statistics of chemists in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemists 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 | $45,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $150,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $91,250 | -3.16% | 6.56% |
| 2021 | $94,130 | -4.49% | - |
| 2020 | $98,360 | 13.42% | - |
| 2019 | $85,160 | -4.32% | - |
| 2018 | $88,840 | 0.77% | - |
| 2017 | $88,160 | -6.32% | - |
| 2016 | $93,730 | 3.60% | - |
| 2015 | $90,360 | 4.31% | - |
| 2014 | $86,470 | 2.13% | - |
| 2013 | $84,630 | -0.74% | - |
| 2012 | $85,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,250 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Bakersfield-Delano is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 53.0 percent (53.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.