SOC 51-3011 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Bakers make in Ann Arbor, MI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in Ann Arbor, MI is $35,770. The 10th percentile is $29,760 and the 90th percentile is $48,730. Employment is 330.
Median annual wage
$35,770
- 10th percentile
- $29,760
- 25th percentile
- $32,190
- Median
- $35,770
- 75th percentile
- $40,580
- 90th percentile
- $48,730
- Mean
- $37,680
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Bakers, the published 10th percentile is $29,760 and the 90th percentile is $48,730. The difference is $18,970, which is 53.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $32,190 to the 75th at $40,580, covers $8,390.
The mean annual wage is $37,680, which sits above the median of $35,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Ann Arbor, MI median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $37,160 for Bakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,458, which is 4.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.2% lower than the Michigan median of $35,830.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bakers at $35,458 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bakers. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 14th of 31 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $36,150 and employment of 140. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,388, against $35,458 here.
- Monroe, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $30,520 and employment of 60. That median is 14.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,645, against $35,458 here.
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $36,970 and employment of 3,070. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,860, against $35,458 here.
Employment share
Bakers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (330 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (236,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Ann Arbor, MI · Bakers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Bakers make in Ann Arbor, MI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in Ann Arbor, MI is $35,770. The 10th percentile is $29,760 and the 90th percentile is $48,730. Employment is 330.
How does that compare with the national median for Bakers?
The local median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $37,160.
What is Bakers pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,770 is $35,458. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Bakers?
Jackson, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $36,150. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 14th of 31 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.