Bakers salary
The median pay for bakers in the United States is $37,160 a year. About 236,200 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $28,120
- 25th percentile
- $32,660
- Median percentile
- $37,160
- 75th percentile
- $44,360
- 90th percentile
- $49,020
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $46,710
- Washington $46,140
- District of Columbia $44,040
- California $43,120
- Colorado $40,650
- Minnesota $40,210
- Wyoming $40,000
- Vermont $39,980
- Alaska $39,710
- Nevada $39,540
- New Hampshire $39,500
- Oregon $39,500
- New York $38,660
- South Dakota $38,340
- Rhode Island $38,140
- Massachusetts $38,130
- Arizona $37,700
- Maine $37,390
- Wisconsin $37,310
- Iowa $37,210
- Montana $37,200
- Maryland $37,040
- Illinois $37,030
- New Jersey $36,960
- North Dakota $36,900
- Delaware $36,730
- Utah $36,670
- Connecticut $36,460
- Pennsylvania $36,360
- Indiana $36,150
- Florida $35,870
- Michigan $35,830
- South Carolina $35,460
- Nebraska $35,280
- Missouri $35,130
- Georgia $35,010
- New Mexico $34,850
- Ohio $34,560
- North Carolina $34,510
- Tennessee $34,440
- Virginia $34,430
- Kansas $34,300
- Idaho $34,060
- Alabama $34,030
- Kentucky $33,890
- Texas $33,790
- Oklahoma $31,460
- Arkansas $30,380
- Mississippi $28,920
- West Virginia $28,480
- Louisiana $28,020
By metro area
- Chambersburg, PA $48,640
- Seattle, WA $48,180
- Urban Honolulu, HI $47,150
- Kahului, HI $47,020
- Olympia, WA $46,960
- San Francisco, CA $46,600
- Napa, CA $46,360
- San Jose, CA $45,480
- Bellingham, WA $45,210
- Vallejo, CA $44,970
- Santa Rosa, CA $44,650
- Mount Vernon, WA $44,220
- Bremerton, WA $43,850
- Stockton, CA $43,760
- Santa Maria, CA $43,630
- Portland, OR $43,440
- Burlington, VT $43,090
- San Diego, CA $43,080
- Santa Cruz, CA $42,920
- Sacramento, CA $42,910
- Merced, CA $42,900
- Albany, OR $42,810
- Spokane, WA $42,770
- Tuscaloosa, AL $42,580
- Denver, CO $42,490
- Bakersfield, CA $42,470
- Minneapolis, MN $42,270
- San Luis Obispo, CA $42,180
- Riverside, CA $41,790
- Bozeman, MT $41,600
- Longview, WA $41,510
- Oxnard, CA $41,380
- Salinas, CA $41,310
- Dubuque, IA $41,160
- Kennewick, WA $40,960
- Chattanooga, TN $40,880
- Boulder, CO $40,660
- El Centro, CA $40,580
- Medford, OR $40,280
- St. Cloud, MN $40,280
- Sioux Falls, SD $40,280
- Rochester, MN $40,090
- Yakima, WA $40,020
- Chico, CA $40,000
- La Crosse, WI $40,000
- Las Vegas, NV $39,890
- Michigan City, IN $39,840
- Yuba City, CA $39,580
- Kankakee, IL $39,570
- Manchester, NH $39,500
- Wenatchee, WA $39,470
- Modesto, CA $39,450
- Fresno, CA $39,260
- Los Angeles, CA $39,260
- Hanford, CA $39,220
- Bend, OR $39,190
- Hilton Head Island, SC $39,080
- Charleston, SC $39,070
- Punta Gorda, FL $38,940
- Sheboygan, WI $38,900
- New York, NY $38,890
- Amherst Town, MA $38,760
- Visalia, CA $38,750
- Montgomery, AL $38,720
- Reno, NV $38,650
- Washington, DC $38,650
- Flagstaff, AZ $38,580
- Boston, MA $38,570
- Billings, MT $38,490
- Portland, ME $38,460
- Salt Lake City, UT $38,430
- Barnstable Town, MA $38,340
- Cheyenne, WY $38,270
- Pittsfield, MA $38,260
- Albany, NY $38,020
- Anchorage, AK $38,020
- Dover, DE $37,980
- Casper, WY $37,970
- Fort Collins, CO $37,960
- Grand Junction, CO $37,890
- Grants Pass, OR $37,890
- Phoenix, AZ $37,800
- Colorado Springs, CO $37,780
- Philadelphia, PA $37,770
- Trenton, NJ $37,770
- Atlantic City, NJ $37,690
- Rapid City, SD $37,690
- Des Moines, IA $37,680
- Green Bay, WI $37,680
- Grand Forks, ND $37,670
- Buffalo, NY $37,610
- Madison, WI $37,590
- Tucson, AZ $37,590
- Milwaukee, WI $37,580
- Cape Coral, FL $37,540
- Racine, WI $37,520
- Syracuse, NY $37,500
- Eugene, OR $37,460
- Janesville, WI $37,440
- Abilene, TX $37,430
- Worcester, MA $37,420
- Allentown, PA $37,400
- Bangor, ME $37,400
- Cedar Rapids, IA $37,390
- Lewiston, ME $37,380
- Naples, FL $37,350
- Kenosha, WI $37,320
- Elkhart, IN $37,300
- Greeley, CO $37,290
- Springfield, MA $37,250
- Chicago, IL $37,230
- Carson City, NV $37,220
- Corvallis, OR $37,180
- Atlanta, GA $37,140
- Iowa City, IA $37,140
- Redding, CA $37,140
- Salem, OR $37,110
- Bridgeport, CT $37,100
- Wildwood, FL $37,080
- Missoula, MT $37,070