SOC 51-3011 · Production Occupations

Bakers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$37,160

10th percentile: $28,120
25th percentile: $32,660
Median: $37,160
75th percentile: $44,360
90th percentile: $49,020
Mean: $38,480

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 236,200.

That median is 27.1% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Bakers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Chambersburg, PA	200	$27,460	$48,640	$48,640
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,560	$38,380	$48,180	$62,120
Urban Honolulu, HI	1,090	$32,220	$47,150	$64,180
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	190	$35,880	$47,020	$71,360
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	180	$35,950	$46,960	$58,430
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	4,820	$37,650	$46,600	$61,030
Napa, CA	170	$37,610	$46,360	$56,880
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1,240	$38,870	$45,480	$62,540
Bellingham, WA	240	$36,010	$45,210	$56,880
Vallejo, CA	300	$34,950	$44,970	$57,990
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	560	$38,240	$44,650	$54,840
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	110	$35,170	$44,220	$58,350
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	140	$36,470	$43,850	$57,980
Stockton-Lodi, CA	490	$36,120	$43,760	$53,860
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	400	$36,520	$43,630	$51,310
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,520	$34,650	$43,440	$57,060
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	240	$36,260	$43,090	$57,080
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	2,200	$36,790	$43,080	$51,560
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	310	$35,880	$42,920	$54,950
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1,520	$36,740	$42,910	$53,440

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Bakers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	16,560	$34,710	$38,890	$54,560
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10,580	$36,780	$39,260	$50,120
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	9,920	$32,370	$37,230	$47,610
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,740	$32,500	$38,650	$49,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	5,160	$26,210	$34,350	$44,020
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	4,820	$37,650	$46,600	$61,030
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,760	$24,270	$37,140	$47,570
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,410	$28,700	$37,770	$52,150
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	4,380	$35,720	$38,570	$48,300
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	4,120	$25,740	$34,290	$43,870
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,800	$28,750	$36,880	$46,450
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,560	$38,380	$48,180	$62,120
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	3,070	$29,290	$36,970	$48,840
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	2,970	$35,050	$37,800	$48,040
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	2,900	$36,030	$41,790	$50,130
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	2,600	$32,820	$42,490	$56,570
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	2,540	$21,400	$36,580	$47,300
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,520	$34,650	$43,440	$57,060
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	2,200	$36,790	$43,080	$51,560
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	2,140	$28,750	$33,330	$44,930

States and territories

State estimates for Bakers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Hawaii	1,580	$32,220	$46,710	$66,080
Washington	6,270	$36,390	$46,140	$60,670
District of Columbia	1,270	$38,720	$44,040	$51,430
California	30,020	$36,510	$43,120	$54,960
Colorado	4,680	$32,820	$40,650	$56,570
Minnesota	2,660	$31,110	$40,210	$52,970
Wyoming	240	$30,620	$40,000	$48,040
Vermont	580	$33,260	$39,980	$55,430
Alaska	430	$34,550	$39,710	$64,110
Nevada	2,040	$28,540	$39,540	$56,060
New Hampshire	880	$31,760	$39,500	$49,230
Oregon	4,160	$33,120	$39,500	$51,870
New York	15,130	$34,670	$38,660	$53,960
South Dakota	330	$28,880	$38,340	$50,360
Rhode Island	560	$32,470	$38,140	$58,360
Massachusetts	6,070	$35,080	$38,130	$47,750
Arizona	4,000	$34,700	$37,700	$48,040
Maine	1,380	$32,210	$37,390	$46,490
Wisconsin	4,930	$29,640	$37,310	$48,030
Iowa	2,150	$22,920	$37,210	$49,610
Montana	990	$26,080	$37,200	$50,670
Maryland	2,740	$32,220	$37,040	$51,150
Illinois	12,420	$31,200	$37,030	$47,290
New Jersey	8,110	$32,220	$36,960	$55,280
North Dakota	830	$29,640	$36,900	$46,500
Delaware	290	$31,200	$36,730	$60,320
Utah	3,190	$26,070	$36,670	$47,000
Connecticut	3,670	$34,010	$36,460	$47,930
Pennsylvania	10,380	$25,430	$36,360	$50,470
Indiana	3,600	$22,880	$36,150	$47,360
Florida	12,320	$28,780	$35,870	$45,330
Michigan	7,290	$28,860	$35,830	$47,130
South Carolina	2,940	$25,340	$35,460	$45,330
Nebraska	1,030	$28,970	$35,280	$47,930
Missouri	4,190	$29,060	$35,130	$46,470
Georgia	7,350	$22,550	$35,010	$46,380
New Mexico	1,540	$29,630	$34,850	$44,560
Ohio	8,890	$24,160	$34,560	$46,320
North Carolina	9,320	$19,690	$34,510	$45,800
Tennessee	5,200	$22,380	$34,440	$46,400
Virginia	7,820	$28,140	$34,430	$46,620
Kansas	1,370	$27,410	$34,300	$45,740
Idaho	2,230	$21,100	$34,060	$46,110
Alabama	1,880	$20,940	$34,030	$44,600
Kentucky	1,630	$24,440	$33,890	$47,810
Texas	16,710	$24,430	$33,790	$44,020
Oklahoma	1,980	$22,570	$31,460	$37,700
Arkansas	2,400	$24,670	$30,380	$37,810
Virgin Islands	100	$29,650	$29,660	$33,790
Mississippi	1,300	$20,910	$28,920	$40,390
West Virginia	750	$22,170	$28,480	$44,720
Louisiana	2,450	$21,930	$28,020	$40,780
Guam	160	$19,860	$24,320	$32,990
Puerto Rico	2,530	$21,840	$22,170	$27,550

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Bakers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Bakers is $37,160. Employment is 236,200.

How does Bakers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Bakers is 27.1% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Bakers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Chambersburg, PA is highest on this page's list at $48,640.