SOC 51-3011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bakers make in Roanoke, VA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in Roanoke, VA is $29,930. The 10th percentile is $26,500 and the 90th percentile is $41,320. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$29,930

10th percentile
$26,500
25th percentile
$28,410
Median
$29,930
75th percentile
$31,830
90th percentile
$41,320
Mean
$32,050

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bakers, the published 10th percentile is $26,500 and the 90th percentile is $41,320. The difference is $14,820, which is 49.5% 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 $28,410 to the 75th at $31,830, covers $3,420.

The mean annual wage is $32,050, which sits above the median of $29,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Roanoke, VA median is 19.5% lower than the national median of $37,160 for Bakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,970, which is 14% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.1% lower than the Virginia median of $34,430.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Roanoke, VA is 93.618, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bakers at $31,970 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. Roanoke, VA ranks 25th 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).).

  • Lynchburg, VA is 40 miles away, with a median of $29,650 and employment of 180. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,179, against $31,970 here.
  • Beckley, WV is 79 miles away, with a median of $27,440 and employment of 60. That median is 8.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,052, against $31,970 here.
  • Winston-Salem, NC is 86 miles away, with a median of $33,640 and employment of 490. That median is 12.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,548, against $31,970 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Bakers make in Roanoke, VA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in Roanoke, VA is $29,930. The 10th percentile is $26,500 and the 90th percentile is $41,320.

How does that compare with the national median for Bakers?

The local median is 19.5% lower than the national median of $37,160.

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

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Roanoke, VA is 93.618, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $29,930 is $31,970. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

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

Lynchburg, VA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 40 miles away, at $29,650. Roanoke, VA ranks 25th of 31 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.