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Solar Photovoltaic Installer Salary in Bakersfield-Delano, California

The annual salary statistics of solar photovoltaic installers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of solar photovoltaic installers 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 Solar Photovoltaic Installers in Bakersfield-Delano, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,440
25th Percentile Wage
$40,350
50th Percentile Wage
$46,330
75th Percentile Wage
$50,380
90th Percentile Wage
$64,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for solar photovoltaic installers 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 $64,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,440.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of solar photovoltaic installers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2022
$46,330
0.97% 12.82%
2021
$45,880
3.14% -
2020
$44,440
8.37% -
2019
$40,720
0.81% -
2018
$40,390
- -

Table 2. Compare Solar Photovoltaic Installer Salary in Bakersfield-Delano with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,330 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for solar photovoltaic installers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of solar photovoltaic installers in Bakersfield-Delano is 23.8 percent (23.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$60,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$57,720
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$57,620
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$50,630
Visalia-Porterville
$50,510
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$49,230
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$48,770
Modesto
$48,200
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$48,190
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$47,980
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,500
Stockton
$47,400
Fresno
$46,760
Redding
$46,640
Bakersfield-Delano
$46,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$45,820
Merced
$44,110
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,010
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$42,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$40,770
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$40,400
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$40,260
Chico
$39,240
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$38,710
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$36,900

See also: Top paying jobs in Bakersfield-Delano, California.