The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners 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 | $51,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $109,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,480 | 1.52% | 5.20% |
| 2021 | $77,290 | -36.08% | - |
| 2020 | $105,180 | 4.50% | - |
| 2019 | $100,450 | -4.09% | - |
| 2018 | $104,560 | 14.38% | - |
| 2017 | $89,520 | 9.24% | - |
| 2016 | $81,250 | 5.55% | - |
| 2015 | $76,740 | -1.67% | - |
| 2014 | $78,020 | 6.24% | - |
| 2013 | $73,150 | -1.71% | - |
| 2012 | $74,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,480 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Bakersfield-Delano is 38.6 percent (38.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 7.1 percent (7.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.