The annual salary statistics of physicists in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of physicists 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 | $74,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $103,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists 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 $172,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $127,770 | -1.76% | 15.91% |
| 2020 | $130,020 | 3.07% | - |
| 2019 | $126,030 | 14.75% | - |
| 2014 | $107,440 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $107,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,770 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for physicists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of physicists in Bakersfield-Delano is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.6 percent (36.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale.