The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of correctional officers and jailers 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 | $64,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers 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 $105,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $98,590 | 5.29% | 21.44% |
| 2021 | $93,370 | 2.18% | - |
| 2020 | $91,330 | 5.05% | - |
| 2019 | $86,720 | -1.58% | - |
| 2018 | $88,090 | 3.21% | - |
| 2017 | $85,260 | 2.80% | - |
| 2016 | $82,870 | 6.66% | - |
| 2015 | $77,350 | -0.13% | - |
| 2014 | $77,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,590 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for correctional officers and jailers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Bakersfield-Delano is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 46.7 percent (46.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.