How much do Bakers make in Wichita, KS?

Percentile spread

For Bakers, the published 10th percentile is $25,770 and the 90th percentile is $42,590. The difference is $16,820, which is 54.9% 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 $29,400 to the 75th at $35,510, covers $6,110.

The mean annual wage is $32,650, which sits above the median of $30,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 17.6% lower than the national median of $37,160 for Bakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,437, which is 7.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.7% lower than the Kansas median of $34,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bakers at $34,437 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bakers. Wichita, KS ranks 6th of 7 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).).

• Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $33,400 and employment of 590. That median is 9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,438, against $34,437 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 119 miles away, with a median of $30,010 and employment of 60. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,285, against $34,437 here.
• Topeka, KS is 125 miles away, with a median of $32,400 and employment of 100. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,478, against $34,437 here.

Employment share

Bakers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (240 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (236,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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.