How much do Bakers make in Gainesville, GA?

Percentile spread

For Bakers, the published 10th percentile is $22,800 and the 90th percentile is $44,370. The difference is $21,570, which is 60.8% 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 $24,240 to the 75th at $43,590, covers $19,350.

The mean annual wage is $34,380, which sits below the median of $35,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Gainesville, GA median is 4.5% lower than the national median of $37,160 for Bakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,655, which is 1.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% higher than the Georgia median of $35,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gainesville, GA is 96.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bakers at $36,655 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bakers. Gainesville, GA ranks 5th of 25 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).).

• Athens-Clarke County, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $29,500 and employment of 190. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,604, against $36,655 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 52 miles away, with a median of $37,140 and employment of 4,760. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,118, against $36,655 here.
• Dalton, GA is 68 miles away, with a median of $30,170 and employment of 50. That median is 14.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,580, against $36,655 here.

Employment share

Bakers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Gainesville, GA (150 of 103,870). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (236,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.95 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.