The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of radio and television announcers 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 | $31,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers 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 $129,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,600 | 3.31% | 25.58% |
| 2021 | $46,990 | -8.04% | - |
| 2020 | $50,770 | 0.91% | - |
| 2019 | $50,310 | 27.03% | - |
| 2016 | $36,710 | 18.55% | - |
| 2015 | $29,900 | 4.35% | - |
| 2014 | $28,600 | -1.54% | - |
| 2013 | $29,040 | -24.55% | - |
| 2012 | $36,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,600 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for radio and television announcers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of radio and television announcers in Bakersfield-Delano is 22.9 percent (22.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 47.4 percent (47.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.