The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nursing assistants 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 | $23,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $39,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $29,110 | 2.85% | 16.66% |
| 2017 | $28,280 | 10.36% | - |
| 2016 | $25,350 | 2.05% | - |
| 2015 | $24,830 | 5.52% | - |
| 2014 | $23,460 | -1.75% | - |
| 2013 | $23,870 | -1.63% | - |
| 2012 | $24,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,110 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Bakersfield-Delano is 37.1 percent (37.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 12.1 percent (12.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area.