The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physician 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 | $91,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $123,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $144,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $173,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician 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 $173,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $144,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $91,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $144,260 | 11.14% | 24.53% |
| 2021 | $128,190 | -1.09% | - |
| 2020 | $129,590 | 4.74% | - |
| 2019 | $123,450 | -1.50% | - |
| 2018 | $125,300 | 3.53% | - |
| 2017 | $120,880 | -6.85% | - |
| 2016 | $129,160 | 11.96% | - |
| 2015 | $113,710 | 2.89% | - |
| 2014 | $110,420 | 3.53% | - |
| 2013 | $106,520 | -2.21% | - |
| 2012 | $108,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $144,260 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Bakersfield-Delano is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta.