The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacy 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 | $33,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy 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 $65,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,880 | 3.07% | 24.02% |
| 2021 | $44,470 | 6.09% | - |
| 2020 | $41,760 | 8.69% | - |
| 2019 | $38,130 | 3.28% | - |
| 2018 | $36,880 | 2.66% | - |
| 2017 | $35,900 | -8.80% | - |
| 2016 | $39,060 | 5.73% | - |
| 2015 | $36,820 | 3.20% | - |
| 2014 | $35,640 | 1.54% | - |
| 2013 | $35,090 | 0.66% | - |
| 2012 | $34,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,880 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Bakersfield-Delano is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 24.9 percent (24.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.