How much do Bakers make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Percentile spread

For Bakers, the published 10th percentile is $27,790 and the 90th percentile is $44,430. The difference is $16,640, which is 47.0% 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 $29,490 to the 75th at $38,120, covers $8,630.

The mean annual wage is $35,600, which sits above the median of $35,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 4.7% lower than the national median of $37,160 for Bakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,098, which is 5.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% lower than the Florida median of $35,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bakers at $35,098 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bakers. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 17th of 20 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).).

• Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 49 miles away, with a median of $37,080 and employment of 40. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,407, against $35,098 here.
• Homosassa Springs, FL is 51 miles away, with a median of $35,900 and employment of 40. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,409, against $35,098 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $36,570 and employment of 280. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,646, against $35,098 here.

Employment share

Bakers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (1,720 of 1,447,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (236,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.78 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.