The annual salary statistics of security guards in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of security guards 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 | $30,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards 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 $45,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,380.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $31,900 | 3.07% | 31.44% |
| 2021 | $30,920 | 2.78% | - |
| 2020 | $30,060 | 13.11% | - |
| 2019 | $26,120 | 5.32% | - |
| 2018 | $24,730 | 3.72% | - |
| 2017 | $23,810 | -12.18% | - |
| 2016 | $26,710 | 11.61% | - |
| 2015 | $23,610 | 5.72% | - |
| 2014 | $22,260 | 3.46% | - |
| 2013 | $21,490 | -1.77% | - |
| 2012 | $21,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,900 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for security guards in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of security guards in Bakersfield-Delano is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.7 percent (28.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.