SOC 51-3011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bakers make in Richmond, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in Richmond, VA is $31,500. The 10th percentile is $28,570 and the 90th percentile is $44,140. Employment is 1,450.

Median annual wage

$31,500

10th percentile
$28,570
25th percentile
$30,370
Median
$31,500
75th percentile
$36,000
90th percentile
$44,140
Mean
$34,700

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bakers, the published 10th percentile is $28,570 and the 90th percentile is $44,140. The difference is $15,570, which is 49.4% 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 $30,370 to the 75th at $36,000, covers $5,630.

The mean annual wage is $34,700, which sits above the median of $31,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Richmond, VA median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $37,160 for Bakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,189, which is 13.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.5% lower than the Virginia median of $34,430.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $31,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bakers at $32,189 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bakers. Richmond, VA ranks 24th of 30 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).).

  • Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is 70 miles away, with a median of $33,940 and employment of 1,010. That median is 7.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,654, against $32,189 here.
  • Charlottesville, VA is 73 miles away, with a median of $33,580 and employment of 210. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,869, against $32,189 here.
  • Lexington Park, MD is 80 miles away, with a median of $35,860 and employment of 30. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,590, against $32,189 here.

Employment share

Bakers accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Richmond, VA (1,450 of 660,350). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (236,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.45 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Bakers make in Richmond, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in Richmond, VA is $31,500. The 10th percentile is $28,570 and the 90th percentile is $44,140. Employment is 1,450.

How does that compare with the national median for Bakers?

The local median is 15.2% lower than the national median of $37,160.

What is Bakers pay in Richmond, VA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Richmond, VA is 97.858, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $31,500 is $32,189. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Richmond, VA compare with nearby metros for Bakers?

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $33,940. Richmond, VA ranks 24th of 30 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.