The annual salary statistics of geological and petroleum technicians in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of geological and petroleum technicians 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 | $31,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geological and petroleum technicians 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 $99,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of geological and petroleum technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $60,510 | 16.61% | 18.64% |
| 2017 | $50,460 | -4.26% | - |
| 2016 | $52,610 | -24.22% | - |
| 2015 | $65,350 | 7.50% | - |
| 2014 | $60,450 | 4.68% | - |
| 2013 | $57,620 | 14.56% | - |
| 2012 | $49,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,510, Bakersfield-Delano is the second highest paying city for geological and petroleum technicians in state of California, following the highest paying city Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura (median annual salary of $74,410). Compared with Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, the median annual salary of geological and petroleum technicians in Bakersfield-Delano is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower.