United States
Bakers salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$36,650
Bakers in the United States earn a median of $36,650 a year, about $17.62 an hour.
Median
$36,650
per year
Hourly
$17.62
as published
Mean
$37,670
pulled up by top earners
Workers
231,890
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $39,570 | +8% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $39,200 | +7% |
| Texas | State | $33,030 | -10% |
| New York | State | $39,890 | +9% |
| Florida | State | $36,580 | -0% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $38,450 | +5% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $34,710 | -5% |
| Illinois | State | $36,770 | +0% |
| Ohio | State | $31,470 | -14% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $36,970 | +1% |
| New Jersey | State | $36,650 | +0% |
| North Carolina | State | $34,430 | -6% |
| Georgia | State | $33,000 | -10% |
| Michigan | State | $35,730 | -3% |
| Virginia | State | $32,970 | -10% |
| Washington | State | $42,690 | +16% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $45,620 | +24% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $33,880 | -8% |
| Massachusetts | State | $38,800 | +6% |
| Arizona | State | $37,940 | +4% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $34,220 | -7% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $36,470 | -0% |
| Oregon | State | $36,880 | +1% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $34,040 | -7% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $37,160 | +1% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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