SOC 51-3011 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Bakers make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $46,600. The 10th percentile is $37,650 and the 90th percentile is $61,030. Employment is 4,820.
Median annual wage
$46,600
- 10th percentile
- $37,650
- 25th percentile
- $40,930
- Median
- $46,600
- 75th percentile
- $48,470
- 90th percentile
- $61,030
- Mean
- $47,540
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Bakers, the published 10th percentile is $37,650 and the 90th percentile is $61,030. The difference is $23,380, which is 50.2% 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 $40,930 to the 75th at $48,470, covers $7,540.
The mean annual wage is $47,540, which sits above the median of $46,600. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 25.4% higher than the national median of $37,160 for Bakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,307, which is 8.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 8.1% higher than the California median of $43,120.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,600 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bakers at $40,307 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bakers. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 1st of 17 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).).
- Vallejo, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $44,970 and employment of 300. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,455, against $40,307 here.
- Napa, CA is 51 miles away, with a median of $46,360 and employment of 170. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,189, against $40,307 here.
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 55 miles away, with a median of $42,920 and employment of 310. That median is 7.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,055, against $40,307 here.
Employment share
Bakers accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (4,820 of 2,373,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (236,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $46,600. The 10th percentile is $37,650 and the 90th percentile is $61,030. Employment is 4,820.
How does that compare with the national median for Bakers?
The local median is 25.4% higher than the national median of $37,160.
What is Bakers pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,600 is $40,307. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA compare with nearby metros for Bakers?
Vallejo, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $44,970. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 1st of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.