The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses 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 | $29,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses 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 $48,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,620 | 1.69% | 37.95% |
| 2021 | $29,120 | 7.01% | - |
| 2020 | $27,080 | 7.31% | - |
| 2019 | $25,100 | 4.10% | - |
| 2018 | $24,070 | 1.79% | - |
| 2017 | $23,640 | 1.78% | - |
| 2016 | $23,220 | 2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $22,640 | 14.93% | - |
| 2014 | $19,260 | 3.22% | - |
| 2013 | $18,640 | 1.39% | - |
| 2012 | $18,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,620 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Bakersfield-Delano is 18.0 percent (18.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.6 percent (34.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.