The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of food preparation workers 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 | $29,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers 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 $36,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,680 | 3.00% | 38.43% |
| 2021 | $29,760 | 0.54% | - |
| 2020 | $29,600 | 6.08% | - |
| 2019 | $27,800 | 3.85% | - |
| 2018 | $26,730 | 9.50% | - |
| 2017 | $24,190 | 5.50% | - |
| 2016 | $22,860 | 13.34% | - |
| 2015 | $19,810 | 2.47% | - |
| 2014 | $19,320 | 3.00% | - |
| 2013 | $18,740 | -0.80% | - |
| 2012 | $18,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,680 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Bakersfield-Delano is 19.3 percent (19.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.8 percent (36.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.