The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacists 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 | $80,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $128,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $150,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $167,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $178,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists 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 $178,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $150,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $150,500 | -1.32% | 11.82% |
| 2021 | $152,480 | -2.12% | - |
| 2020 | $155,710 | 1.43% | - |
| 2019 | $153,490 | 2.92% | - |
| 2018 | $149,010 | 1.79% | - |
| 2017 | $146,350 | 0.83% | - |
| 2016 | $145,130 | 1.29% | - |
| 2015 | $143,260 | 2.18% | - |
| 2014 | $140,130 | 3.08% | - |
| 2013 | $135,820 | 2.29% | - |
| 2012 | $132,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $150,500 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Bakersfield-Delano is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 10.2 percent (10.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.