The annual salary statistics of interpreters and translators in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of interpreters and translators 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 | $40,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for interpreters and translators 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 $85,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of interpreters and translators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,040 | 15.68% | 30.00% |
| 2021 | $48,940 | -43.89% | - |
| 2020 | $70,420 | 33.64% | - |
| 2019 | $46,730 | 12.95% | - |
| 2018 | $40,680 | 3.64% | - |
| 2017 | $39,200 | 19.49% | - |
| 2016 | $31,560 | -26.30% | - |
| 2015 | $39,860 | 7.43% | - |
| 2014 | $36,900 | -23.39% | - |
| 2013 | $45,530 | 10.76% | - |
| 2012 | $40,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,040 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for interpreters and translators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of interpreters and translators in Bakersfield-Delano is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.5 percent (37.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.