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Social Scientist and Related Worker Salary in Bakersfield-Delano, California

The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social scientists and related workers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Social Scientists and Related Workers in Bakersfield-Delano, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,040
25th Percentile Wage
$46,140
50th Percentile Wage
$59,120
75th Percentile Wage
$95,680
90th Percentile Wage
$122,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related workers 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 $122,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,040.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2021
$59,120
-7.53% -7.53%
2020
$63,570
- -

Table 2. Compare Social Scientist and Related Worker Salary in Bakersfield-Delano with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,120 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for social scientists and related workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Bakersfield-Delano is 48.7 percent (48.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Salinas and 13.9 percent (13.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Cruz-Watsonville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Salinas
$115,150
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$96,930
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$95,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$94,890
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$94,120
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$93,640
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$89,750
Stockton
$89,560
Vallejo-Fairfield
$89,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$88,820
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$88,590
Yuba City
$87,030
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$86,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$86,150
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$85,820
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$79,710
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$79,650
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$78,550
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$71,020
Fresno
$70,970
Merced
$66,540
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$65,290
Bakersfield-Delano
$59,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$57,940
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$50,930

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