The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters 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 | $46,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters 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 $82,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,150 | 0.49% | 1.72% |
| 2021 | $64,830 | -14.59% | - |
| 2017 | $74,290 | 11.40% | - |
| 2016 | $65,820 | 1.99% | - |
| 2015 | $64,510 | 2.62% | - |
| 2014 | $62,820 | -4.36% | - |
| 2013 | $65,560 | 2.33% | - |
| 2012 | $64,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,150 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Bakersfield-Delano is 37.0 percent (37.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.7 percent (39.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.