The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of detectives and criminal investigators 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 | $77,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $90,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $122,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators 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 $140,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $77,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $90,880 | -7.81% | 18.76% |
| 2021 | $97,980 | -5.48% | - |
| 2020 | $103,350 | 3.74% | - |
| 2019 | $99,480 | 4.57% | - |
| 2018 | $94,930 | 7.76% | - |
| 2017 | $87,560 | 2.10% | - |
| 2016 | $85,720 | 3.81% | - |
| 2015 | $82,450 | 6.77% | - |
| 2014 | $76,870 | 1.86% | - |
| 2013 | $75,440 | 2.13% | - |
| 2012 | $73,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,880 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Bakersfield-Delano is 34.6 percent (34.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 21.8 percent (21.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.