The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineering 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 | $43,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering 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 $130,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,950 | 30.73% | 37.90% |
| 2021 | $57,460 | 7.69% | - |
| 2020 | $53,040 | 3.34% | - |
| 2019 | $51,270 | -18.61% | - |
| 2018 | $60,810 | 1.83% | - |
| 2017 | $59,700 | -2.85% | - |
| 2016 | $61,400 | -5.93% | - |
| 2015 | $65,040 | 19.13% | - |
| 2014 | $52,600 | 2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $51,060 | -0.88% | - |
| 2012 | $51,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,950 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineering technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Bakersfield-Delano is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 45.7 percent (45.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Salinas.