SOC 51-3011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bakers make in Wildwood-The Villages, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in Wildwood-The Villages, FL is $37,080. The 10th percentile is $30,900 and the 90th percentile is $43,700. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$37,080

10th percentile
$30,900
25th percentile
$36,030
Median
$37,080
75th percentile
$42,110
90th percentile
$43,700
Mean
$37,570

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bakers, the published 10th percentile is $30,900 and the 90th percentile is $43,700. The difference is $12,800, which is 34.5% 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 $36,030 to the 75th at $42,110, covers $6,080.

The mean annual wage is $37,570, which sits above the median of $37,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wildwood-The Villages, FL median is 0.2% lower than the national median of $37,160 for Bakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,407, which is 16.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% higher than the Florida median of $35,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 85.424, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bakers at $43,407 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. Wildwood-The Villages, FL ranks 4th 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).).

  • Homosassa Springs, FL is 33 miles away, with a median of $35,900 and employment of 40. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,409, against $43,407 here.
  • Ocala, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $36,070 and employment of 120. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,875, against $43,407 here.
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 47 miles away, with a median of $33,330 and employment of 2,140. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,864, against $43,407 here.

Employment share

Bakers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Wildwood-The Villages, FL (40 of 41,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (236,200 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL · 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bakers in Wildwood-The Villages, FL is $37,080. The 10th percentile is $30,900 and the 90th percentile is $43,700. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Bakers?

The local median is 0.2% lower than the national median of $37,160.

What is Bakers pay in Wildwood-The Villages, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 85.424, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,080 is $43,407. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wildwood-The Villages, FL compare with nearby metros for Bakers?

Homosassa Springs, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 33 miles away, at $35,900. Wildwood-The Villages, FL ranks 4th of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.