The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nurse practitioners 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 | $115,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $115,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $132,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $165,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $192,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners 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 $192,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $132,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $115,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $132,780 | -13.19% | 18.93% |
| 2021 | $150,300 | 5.00% | - |
| 2020 | $142,790 | 1.54% | - |
| 2019 | $140,590 | 8.20% | - |
| 2018 | $129,060 | 5.67% | - |
| 2017 | $121,740 | 1.56% | - |
| 2016 | $119,840 | -2.79% | - |
| 2015 | $123,180 | 11.52% | - |
| 2014 | $108,990 | 0.21% | - |
| 2013 | $108,760 | 1.03% | - |
| 2012 | $107,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $132,780 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in Bakersfield-Delano is 37.1 percent (37.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.4 percent (27.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.