The annual salary statistics of photographers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of photographers 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 | $37,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $74,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,630 | 5.39% | 36.52% |
| 2021 | $38,440 | -51.77% | - |
| 2020 | $58,340 | 50.15% | - |
| 2019 | $29,080 | -35.83% | - |
| 2018 | $39,500 | 19.34% | - |
| 2017 | $31,860 | 1.60% | - |
| 2016 | $31,350 | 13.01% | - |
| 2015 | $27,270 | 6.45% | - |
| 2014 | $25,510 | -4.59% | - |
| 2013 | $26,680 | 3.34% | - |
| 2012 | $25,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,630 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Bakersfield-Delano is 36.8 percent (36.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 50.9 percent (50.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.