The annual salary statistics of cost estimators in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of cost estimators 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 | $46,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cost estimators 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 $132,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cost estimators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,150 | 1.66% | 25.98% |
| 2021 | $75,870 | 0.20% | - |
| 2020 | $75,720 | 6.79% | - |
| 2019 | $70,580 | 1.39% | - |
| 2018 | $69,600 | 0.60% | - |
| 2017 | $69,180 | -4.93% | - |
| 2016 | $72,590 | 8.57% | - |
| 2015 | $66,370 | 13.30% | - |
| 2014 | $57,540 | 4.81% | - |
| 2013 | $54,770 | -4.27% | - |
| 2012 | $57,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,150 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for cost estimators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of cost estimators in Bakersfield-Delano is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 33.3 percent (33.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.