The annual salary statistics of materials engineers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of materials engineers 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 | $67,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $106,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $140,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials engineers 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 $154,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $106,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $106,790 | 10.69% | 7.59% |
| 2021 | $95,370 | -3.43% | - |
| 2020 | $98,640 | 3.28% | - |
| 2019 | $95,400 | -13.42% | - |
| 2018 | $108,200 | -2.28% | - |
| 2017 | $110,670 | 10.83% | - |
| 2014 | $98,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $106,790 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for materials engineers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of materials engineers in Bakersfield-Delano is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City.