The annual salary statistics of postsecondary psychology teachers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary psychology teachers 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 | $43,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $119,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $149,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary psychology teachers 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 $149,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary psychology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,080 | -54.92% | -14.29% |
| 2020 | $127,160 | 1.97% | - |
| 2019 | $124,650 | -1.79% | - |
| 2018 | $126,880 | -4.73% | - |
| 2017 | $132,880 | 2.32% | - |
| 2016 | $129,800 | 2.76% | - |
| 2015 | $126,220 | 11.50% | - |
| 2014 | $111,710 | 11.40% | - |
| 2013 | $98,980 | 5.22% | - |
| 2012 | $93,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,080 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary psychology teachers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary psychology teachers in Bakersfield-Delano is 54.0 percent (54.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 19.8 percent (19.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.