The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers 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 | $84,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $108,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $140,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $178,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $206,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers 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 $206,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $140,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $140,910 | 10.25% | 23.69% |
| 2021 | $126,460 | -9.52% | - |
| 2020 | $138,500 | 15.29% | - |
| 2019 | $117,330 | -24.54% | - |
| 2018 | $146,120 | 1.72% | - |
| 2017 | $143,610 | -1.57% | - |
| 2016 | $145,870 | 10.94% | - |
| 2015 | $129,910 | 0.51% | - |
| 2014 | $129,250 | 8.15% | - |
| 2013 | $118,720 | 9.43% | - |
| 2012 | $107,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $140,910 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Bakersfield-Delano is 39.3 percent (39.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.4 percent (42.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.