How much do Bakers make in Lubbock, TX?

Percentile spread

For Bakers, the published 10th percentile is $26,470 and the 90th percentile is $37,550. The difference is $11,080, which is 31.0% 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 $29,220 to the 75th at $37,220, covers $8,000.

The mean annual wage is $33,770, which sits below the median of $35,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lubbock, TX median is 3.8% lower than the national median of $37,160 for Bakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,149, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% higher than the Texas median of $33,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lubbock, TX is 91.317, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bakers at $39,149 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bakers. Lubbock, TX ranks 2nd of 7 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).).

• Midland, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $34,970 and employment of 70. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,510, against $39,149 here.
• Odessa, TX is 117 miles away, with a median of $31,480 and employment of 110. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,526, against $39,149 here.
• Amarillo, TX is 123 miles away, with a median of $30,760 and employment of 200. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,500, against $39,149 here.

Employment share

Bakers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Lubbock, TX (310 of 166,780). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (236,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.22 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.