The annual salary statistics of commercial pilots in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of commercial pilots 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 | $52,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $165,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for commercial pilots 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 $165,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of commercial pilots from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,390 | -2.95% | 22.57% |
| 2021 | $81,730 | -37.62% | - |
| 2020 | $112,480 | 11.51% | - |
| 2019 | $99,530 | -1.59% | - |
| 2018 | $101,110 | -15.75% | - |
| 2017 | $117,030 | 9.51% | - |
| 2016 | $105,900 | 13.11% | - |
| 2015 | $92,020 | 26.14% | - |
| 2014 | $67,970 | 3.41% | - |
| 2013 | $65,650 | 6.37% | - |
| 2012 | $61,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,390 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for commercial pilots in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of commercial pilots in Bakersfield-Delano is 50.1 percent (50.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 53.6 percent (53.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.