The annual salary statistics of pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 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 | $38,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers 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 $66,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pump operators, except wellhead pumpers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $55,210 | 10.60% | 44.76% |
| 2021 | $49,360 | 3.08% | - |
| 2020 | $47,840 | -19.17% | - |
| 2019 | $57,010 | 7.03% | - |
| 2018 | $53,000 | 27.15% | - |
| 2017 | $38,610 | 7.28% | - |
| 2016 | $35,800 | -17.96% | - |
| 2015 | $42,230 | -24.22% | - |
| 2014 | $52,460 | 30.61% | - |
| 2013 | $36,400 | 16.21% | - |
| 2012 | $30,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,210, Bakersfield-Delano is the second highest paying city for pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in state of California, following the highest paying city Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (median annual salary of $61,990). Compared with Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, the median annual salary of pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Bakersfield-Delano is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Bakersfield-Delano | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana |