How much do Bakers make in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Percentile spread

For Bakers, the published 10th percentile is $38,380 and the 90th percentile is $62,120. The difference is $23,740, which is 49.3% 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 $40,030 to the 75th at $53,670, covers $13,640.

The mean annual wage is $48,930, which sits above the median of $48,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median is 29.7% higher than the national median of $37,160 for Bakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,353, which is 16.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.4% higher than the Washington median of $46,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 111.133, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bakers at $43,353 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bakers. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ranks 1st of 13 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).).

• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 39 miles away, with a median of $43,850 and employment of 140. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,522, against $43,353 here.
• Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 60 miles away, with a median of $46,960 and employment of 180. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,298, against $43,353 here.
• Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA is 69 miles away, with a median of $44,220 and employment of 110. That median is 8.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,165, against $43,353 here.

Employment share

Bakers accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (3,560 of 2,086,210). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (236,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 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.