The annual salary statistics of clergy in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clergy 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 | $42,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clergy 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 $82,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clergy from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,820 | 2.88% | 29.87% |
| 2021 | $62,950 | -21.86% | - |
| 2020 | $76,710 | 4.97% | - |
| 2019 | $72,900 | 15.95% | - |
| 2018 | $61,270 | 0.62% | - |
| 2017 | $60,890 | -3.25% | - |
| 2016 | $62,870 | 3.91% | - |
| 2015 | $60,410 | 17.33% | - |
| 2014 | $49,940 | 18.18% | - |
| 2013 | $40,860 | -11.26% | - |
| 2012 | $45,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,820 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for clergy in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of clergy in Bakersfield-Delano is 17.3 percent (17.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 25.4 percent (25.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.