The annual salary statistics of highway maintenance workers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of highway maintenance 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 | $36,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for highway maintenance 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 $72,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of highway maintenance workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $52,230 | 10.07% | 20.35% |
| 2021 | $46,970 | 3.36% | - |
| 2020 | $45,390 | 4.87% | - |
| 2019 | $43,180 | -0.46% | - |
| 2018 | $43,380 | -1.94% | - |
| 2017 | $44,220 | -1.40% | - |
| 2016 | $44,840 | 4.30% | - |
| 2015 | $42,910 | -1.19% | - |
| 2014 | $43,420 | 0.76% | - |
| 2013 | $43,090 | 3.46% | - |
| 2012 | $41,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,230 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for highway maintenance workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of highway maintenance workers in Bakersfield-Delano is 29.5 percent (29.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.