SOC 51-3011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bakers make in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is $36,950. The 10th percentile is $33,810 and the 90th percentile is $48,620. Employment is 480.

Median annual wage

$36,950

10th percentile
$33,810
25th percentile
$35,150
Median
$36,950
75th percentile
$45,000
90th percentile
$48,620
Mean
$40,050

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Farmworkers picking asparagus in a field in Baja California
Asparagus pickers in the Maneadero valley, Baja California. Photograph by Tomas Castelazo. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Bakers, the published 10th percentile is $33,810 and the 90th percentile is $48,620. The difference is $14,810, which is 40.1% 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 $35,150 to the 75th at $45,000, covers $9,850.

The mean annual wage is $40,050, which sits above the median of $36,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $37,160 for Bakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,768, which is 9.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% lower than the New York median of $38,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 109.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bakers at $33,768 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bakers. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ranks 17th of 37 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).).

  • Kingston, NY is 28 miles away, with a median of $36,410 and employment of 160. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,154, against $33,768 here.
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 40 miles away, with a median of $37,100 and employment of 1,170. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,717, against $33,768 here.
  • Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 49 miles away, with a median of $34,080 and employment of 370. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,156, against $33,768 here.

Employment share

Bakers accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY (480 of 268,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (236,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is $36,950. The 10th percentile is $33,810 and the 90th percentile is $48,620. Employment is 480.

How does that compare with the national median for Bakers?

The local median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $37,160.

What is Bakers pay in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 109.422, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,950 is $33,768. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY compare with nearby metros for Bakers?

Kingston, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 28 miles away, at $36,410. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ranks 17th of 37 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.