Bakers Salary by City

Top 15 cities for bakers by average salary

Kahului, HI	$52,420
Seattle, WA	$48,930
San Jose, CA	$48,600
Honolulu, HI	$47,930
Olympia, WA	$47,540
San Francisco, CA	$47,540
Napa, CA	$46,400
Burlington, VT	$45,600
Mount Vernon, WA	$45,210
Vallejo, CA	$45,200
Bremerton, WA	$45,080
Santa Rosa, CA	$45,030
Bellingham, WA	$44,870
Stockton, CA	$44,490
Chambersburg, PA	$44,300

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Bakers salary by state

Hawaii pays bakers the most statewide, $48,390 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Hawaii	$48,390	$46,710	1,580	2	$52,420	$47,930
Washington	$46,720	$46,140	6,270	11	$48,930	$40,310
Washington, D.C.	$45,380	$44,040	1,270	1	$40,970	$40,970
California	$44,130	$43,120	30,020	25	$48,600	$41,020
Alaska	$44,070	$39,710	430	1	$43,420	$43,420
Colorado	$43,240	$40,650	4,680	7	$44,010	$39,200
Vermont	$42,830	$39,980	580	1	$45,600	$45,600
Minnesota	$42,120	$40,210	2,660	5	$43,780	$36,310
Rhode Island	$42,010	$38,140	560	1	$40,220	$40,220
New York	$42,010	$38,660	15,130	13	$42,290	$36,360
Nevada	$41,950	$39,540	2,040	3	$43,740	$40,160
Oregon	$41,520	$39,500	4,160	8	$44,130	$38,090
Delaware	$41,500	$36,730	290	1	$39,500	$39,500
Massachusetts	$41,280	$38,130	6,070	6	$41,930	$39,810
New Hampshire	$41,210	$39,500	880	1	$40,400	$40,400
Wyoming	$40,930	$40,000	240	2	$40,060	$39,930
New Jersey	$40,660	$36,960	8,110	3	$40,020	$38,990
Maryland	$40,120	$37,040	2,740	3	$39,470	$35,210
Arizona	$40,010	$37,700	4,000	7	$40,990	$36,140
Connecticut	$39,250	$36,460	3,670	5	$40,400	$37,850
South Dakota	$39,050	$38,340	330	2	$40,650	$37,720
Maine	$39,030	$37,390	1,380	3	$40,270	$38,310
Illinois	$38,960	$37,030	12,420	7	$39,820	$36,350
Wisconsin	$38,740	$37,310	4,930	13	$41,390	$34,540
North Dakota	$38,400	$36,900	830	3	$38,870	$37,820
Montana	$38,140	$37,200	990	5	$43,270	$36,490
Iowa	$37,180	$37,210	2,150	8	$39,440	$32,780
Pennsylvania	$37,090	$36,360	10,380	16	$44,300	$30,740
Nebraska	$37,080	$35,280	1,030	3	$38,480	$37,560
Michigan	$36,950	$35,830	7,290	15	$38,350	$33,980
Utah	$36,790	$36,670	3,190	5	$38,520	$29,920
Florida	$36,680	$35,870	12,320	22	$39,400	$34,000
Indiana	$36,050	$36,150	3,600	11	$38,520	$32,140
Virginia	$35,960	$34,430	7,820	7	$36,190	$32,050
Missouri	$35,920	$35,130	4,190	7	$37,220	$33,870
New Mexico	$35,660	$34,850	1,540	4	$39,310	$32,950
South Carolina	$34,980	$35,460	2,940	6	$38,690	$33,140
Kansas	$34,920	$34,300	1,370	4	$33,960	$32,430
Kentucky	$34,760	$33,890	1,630	3	$37,960	$34,540
Georgia	$34,540	$35,010	7,350	13	$36,180	$29,360
Tennessee	$34,530	$34,440	5,200	10	$38,630	$28,450
Ohio	$34,430	$34,560	8,890	12	$35,920	$31,490
Texas	$33,830	$33,790	16,710	25	$36,800	$28,790
Idaho	$33,790	$34,060	2,230	6	$35,700	$31,180
North Carolina	$33,750	$34,510	9,320	15	$36,940	$29,400
Alabama	$33,440	$34,030	1,880	8	$39,700	$28,420
Arkansas	$31,560	$30,380	2,400	4	$34,170	$29,440
Oklahoma	$31,320	$31,460	1,980	3	$32,730	$31,100
West Virginia	$31,130	$28,480	750	6	$36,250	$29,020
Mississippi	$30,040	$28,920	1,300	3	$31,570	$28,850
Louisiana	$29,780	$28,020	2,450	10	$31,600	$26,920
Puerto Rico	$23,930	$22,170	2,530	6	$24,480	$22,430

Bakers salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Kahului, HI	$52,420	$47,020	$25.20	190
Seattle, WA	$48,930	$48,180	$23.53	3,560
San Jose, CA	$48,600	$45,480	$23.36	1,240
Honolulu, HI	$47,930	$47,150	$23.05	1,090
Olympia, WA	$47,540	$46,960	$22.86	180
San Francisco, CA	$47,540	$46,600	$22.86	4,820
Napa, CA	$46,400	$46,360	$22.31	170
Burlington, VT	$45,600	$43,090	$21.92	240
Mount Vernon, WA	$45,210	$44,220	$21.74	110
Vallejo, CA	$45,200	$44,970	$21.73	300
Bremerton, WA	$45,080	$43,850	$21.67	140
Santa Rosa, CA	$45,030	$44,650	$21.65	560
Bellingham, WA	$44,870	$45,210	$21.57	240
Stockton, CA	$44,490	$43,760	$21.39	490
Chambersburg, PA	$44,300	$48,640	$21.30	200
Albany, OR	$44,130	$42,810	$21.22	60
Longview, WA	$44,110	$41,510	$21.21	60
Denver, CO	$44,010	$42,490	$21.16	2,600
San Diego, CA	$44,000	$43,080	$21.15	2,200
Boulder, CO	$43,940	$40,660	$21.12	380
Santa Maria, CA	$43,910	$43,630	$21.11	400
Wenatchee, WA	$43,850	$39,470	$21.08	100
Minneapolis, MN	$43,780	$42,270	$21.05	1,900
Carson City, NV	$43,740	$37,220	$21.03	30
Sacramento, CA	$43,640	$42,910	$20.98	1,520
Hanford, CA	$43,590	$39,220	$20.96	40
Santa Cruz, CA	$43,470	$42,920	$20.90	310
Merced, CA	$43,430	$42,900	$20.88	110
Anchorage, AK	$43,420	$38,020	$20.88	290
Kennewick, WA	$43,410	$40,960	$20.87	220
Bozeman, MT	$43,270	$41,600	$20.80	170
Oxnard, CA	$43,210	$41,380	$20.77	720
Los Angeles, CA	$43,090	$39,260	$20.72	10,580
Salinas, CA	$43,080	$41,310	$20.71	410
San Luis Obispo, CA	$43,050	$42,180	$20.70	350
Yakima, WA	$43,030	$40,020	$20.69	200
Portland, OR	$42,950	$43,440	$20.65	2,520
Riverside, CA	$42,690	$41,790	$20.52	2,900
Chico, CA	$42,680	$40,000	$20.52	120
Spokane, WA	$42,650	$42,770	$20.51	490
Las Vegas, NV	$42,570	$39,890	$20.47	1,620
Bakersfield, CA	$42,500	$42,470	$20.43	640
Modesto, CA	$42,390	$39,450	$20.38	400
New York, NY	$42,290	$38,890	$20.33	16,560
Medford, OR	$42,250	$40,280	$20.31	220
Fort Collins, CO	$42,160	$37,960	$20.27	390
El Centro, CA	$42,120	$40,580	$20.25	60
Yuba City, CA	$42,040	$39,580	$20.21	60
Boston, MA	$41,930	$38,570	$20.16	4,380
Amherst, MA	$41,780	$38,760	$20.09	120
Colorado Springs, CO	$41,720	$37,780	$20.06	460
Barnstable, MA	$41,690	$38,340	$20.04	230
Visalia, CA	$41,410	$38,750	$19.91	240
La Crosse, WI	$41,390	$40,000	$19.90	240
Pittsfield, MA	$41,350	$38,260	$19.88	110
Fresno, CA	$41,240	$39,260	$19.83	640
St. Cloud, MN	$41,170	$40,280	$19.80	180
Rochester, MN	$41,060	$40,090	$19.74	90
Redding, CA	$41,020	$37,140	$19.72	100
Prescott Valley, AZ	$40,990	$35,810	$19.71	60
Sheboygan, WI	$40,970	$38,900	$19.70	60
Washington, DC	$40,970	$38,650	$19.70	5,740
Albany, NY	$40,870	$38,020	$19.65	700
Allentown, PA	$40,770	$37,400	$19.60	620
Bend, OR	$40,700	$39,190	$19.57	350
Flagstaff, AZ	$40,700	$38,580	$19.57	140
Sioux Falls, SD	$40,650	$40,280	$19.55	150
Grand Junction, CO	$40,490	$37,890	$19.47	100
Billings, MT	$40,440	$38,490	$19.44	140
Bridgeport, CT	$40,400	$37,100	$19.43	1,170
Manchester, NH	$40,400	$39,500	$19.42	230
Walla Walla, WA	$40,310	$36,780	$19.38	30
Phoenix, AZ	$40,270	$37,800	$19.36	2,970
Portland, ME	$40,270	$38,460	$19.36	630
Syracuse, NY	$40,260	$37,500	$19.36	390
Providence, RI	$40,220	$36,920	$19.34	980
Reno, NV	$40,160	$38,650	$19.31	290
Kingston, NY	$40,060	$36,410	$19.26	160
Casper, WY	$40,060	$37,970	$19.26	30
Kiryas Joel, NY	$40,050	$36,950	$19.25	480
Madison, WI	$40,030	$37,590	$19.25	720
Atlantic City, NJ	$40,020	$37,690	$19.24	370
Cheyenne, WY	$39,930	$38,270	$19.20	30
Trenton, NJ	$39,910	$37,770	$19.19	300
Springfield, MA	$39,870	$37,250	$19.17	360
Eugene, OR	$39,840	$37,460	$19.16	420
Chicago, IL	$39,820	$37,230	$19.15	9,920
Worcester, MA	$39,810	$37,420	$19.14	610
Greeley, CO	$39,730	$37,290	$19.10	170
Tuscaloosa, AL	$39,700	$42,580	$19.09	120
Salem, OR	$39,600	$37,110	$19.04	340
Dover, DE	$39,500	$37,980	$18.99	30
Tucson, AZ	$39,500	$37,590	$18.99	530
Baltimore, MD	$39,470	$36,590	$18.98	1,170
Ithaca, NY	$39,470	$35,970	$18.98	120
Dubuque, IA	$39,440	$41,160	$18.96	110
Naples, FL	$39,400	$37,350	$18.94	290
Santa Fe, NM	$39,310	$36,980	$18.90	200
Philadelphia, PA	$39,230	$37,770	$18.86	4,410
Rochester, NY	$39,210	$36,080	$18.85	740
Green Bay, WI	$39,210	$37,680	$18.85	410
Pueblo, CO	$39,200	$36,640	$18.85	80
Buffalo, NY	$39,040	$37,610	$18.77	900
Hartford, CT	$39,030	$36,360	$18.76	1,090
Vineland, NJ	$38,990	$36,380	$18.74	140
Grants Pass, OR	$38,950	$37,890	$18.73	60
New Haven, CT	$38,940	$35,040	$18.72	660
Kankakee, IL	$38,880	$39,570	$18.69	100
Fargo, ND	$38,870	$36,900	$18.69	400
Des Moines, IA	$38,760	$37,680	$18.64	700
Norwich, CT	$38,750	$36,240	$18.63	240
Milwaukee, WI	$38,700	$37,580	$18.61	1,530
Charleston, SC	$38,690	$39,070	$18.60	620
Chattanooga, TN	$38,630	$40,880	$18.57	790
Cedar Rapids, IA	$38,580	$37,390	$18.55	130
Binghamton, NY	$38,530	$36,570	$18.53	110
Elkhart, IN	$38,520	$37,300	$18.52	170
Salt Lake City, UT	$38,520	$38,430	$18.52	1,280
Omaha, NE	$38,480	$36,430	$18.50	570
Bangor, ME	$38,460	$37,400	$18.49	140
Janesville, WI	$38,460	$37,440	$18.49	110
Lancaster, PA	$38,440	$36,160	$18.48	910
York, PA	$38,430	$35,790	$18.48	470
Detroit, MI	$38,350	$36,970	$18.44	3,070
Lewiston, ME	$38,310	$37,380	$18.42	190
Elmira, NY	$38,300	$34,560	$18.41	40
Punta Gorda, FL	$38,280	$38,940	$18.40	100
Michigan City, IN	$38,270	$39,840	$18.40	100
Grand Forks, ND	$38,260	$37,670	$18.39	50
Duluth, MN	$38,250	$36,710	$18.39	110
Helena, MT	$38,200	$36,890	$18.36	110
Lexington Park, MD	$38,110	$35,860	$18.32	30
Missoula, MT	$38,110	$37,070	$18.32	150
Fort Myers, FL	$38,090	$37,540	$18.31	370
Corvallis, OR	$38,090	$37,180	$18.31	90
Racine, WI	$38,030	$37,520	$18.29	210
Louisville, KY	$37,960	$36,430	$18.25	610
Appleton, WI	$37,930	$36,160	$18.24	270
Champaign, IL	$37,850	$36,580	$18.20	250
Waterbury, CT	$37,850	$34,080	$18.20	370
Bismarck, ND	$37,820	$36,960	$18.18	110
Fort Wayne, IN	$37,800	$36,280	$18.18	180
Hilton Head Island, SC	$37,800	$39,080	$18.17	100
Sarasota, FL	$37,760	$35,980	$18.15	600
Iowa City, IA	$37,720	$37,140	$18.14	150
Rapid City, SD	$37,720	$37,690	$18.13	50
Traverse City, MI	$37,710	$36,090	$18.13	270
Ann Arbor, MI	$37,680	$35,770	$18.12	330
Palm Bay, FL	$37,660	$36,500	$18.11	240
Grand Island, NE	$37,660	$34,850	$18.11	30
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$37,620	$36,600	$18.09	60
Eau Claire, WI	$37,600	$36,560	$18.08	130
Wildwood, FL	$37,570	$37,080	$18.06	40
Lincoln, NE	$37,560	$36,290	$18.06	220
Glens Falls, NY	$37,460	$36,930	$18.01	70
Yuma, AZ	$37,340	$35,530	$17.95	60
Miami, FL	$37,300	$36,880	$17.93	3,800
Grand Rapids, MI	$37,230	$36,000	$17.90	940
Crestview, FL	$37,220	$35,220	$17.89	170
Kansas City, MO	$37,220	$35,650	$17.89	1,610
Peoria, IL	$37,210	$34,470	$17.89	270
Rockford, IL	$37,200	$35,870	$17.89	210
Oshkosh, WI	$37,170	$36,290	$17.87	90
Kalamazoo, MI	$37,160	$35,430	$17.86	210
St. Louis, MO	$37,110	$35,830	$17.84	2,000
Jackson, MI	$37,100	$36,150	$17.84	140
Kenosha, WI	$37,090	$37,320	$17.83	180
Indianapolis, IN	$37,030	$36,870	$17.80	1,140
Goldsboro, NC	$36,940	$36,440	$17.76	100
Jacksonville, FL	$36,920	$36,850	$17.75	580
Sebastian, FL	$36,870	$36,400	$17.73	70
Provo, UT	$36,820	$36,830	$17.70	640
Austin, TX	$36,800	$35,840	$17.69	1,600
Harrisburg, PA	$36,800	$35,810	$17.69	450
Utica, NY	$36,740	$33,630	$17.66	210
Evansville, IN	$36,590	$36,490	$17.59	160
Battle Creek, MI	$36,580	$36,830	$17.59	100
Jefferson City, MO	$36,580	$34,370	$17.59	40
Lebanon, PA	$36,520	$36,380	$17.56	180
St. Joseph, MO	$36,510	$34,540	$17.55	70
Great Falls, MT	$36,490	$35,850	$17.55	90
Bloomington, IL	$36,470	$34,440	$17.53	150
Davenport, IA	$36,440	$34,210	$17.52	250
Watertown, NY	$36,360	$35,700	$17.48	40
Springfield, IL	$36,350	$34,540	$17.48	160
Albuquerque, NM	$36,320	$35,040	$17.46	740
Port St. Lucie, FL	$36,310	$35,700	$17.46	390
Mankato, MN	$36,310	$33,080	$17.46	70
Deltona, FL	$36,250	$35,750	$17.43	280
Huntington, WV	$36,250	$36,840	$17.43	170
Lakeland, FL	$36,250	$36,570	$17.43	280
Winchester, VA	$36,190	$33,540	$17.40	110
Atlanta, GA	$36,180	$37,140	$17.40	4,760
Ocala, FL	$36,160	$36,070	$17.39	120
Sierra Vista, AZ	$36,140	$35,330	$17.37	30
Scranton, PA	$36,130	$36,260	$17.37	640
Charlotte, NC	$35,950	$36,580	$17.29	2,540
Akron, OH	$35,920	$35,920	$17.27	520
Gainesville, FL	$35,880	$35,210	$17.25	140
Bowling Green, KY	$35,730	$33,990	$17.18	110
Asheville, NC	$35,730	$36,270	$17.18	560
Wausau, WI	$35,730	$35,380	$17.18	70
Charlottesville, VA	$35,720	$33,580	$17.17	210
Ogden, UT	$35,720	$36,320	$17.17	470
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$35,700	$37,000	$17.17	250
Montgomery, AL	$35,680	$38,720	$17.15	300
Columbus, IN	$35,670	$35,700	$17.15	40
Columbus, OH	$35,670	$36,430	$17.15	1,530
Farmington, NM	$35,660	$35,360	$17.15	40
Orlando, FL	$35,650	$33,330	$17.14	2,140
Boise, ID	$35,650	$35,350	$17.14	930
South Bend, IN	$35,630	$36,410	$17.13	250
Tampa, FL	$35,600	$35,410	$17.11	1,720
Flint, MI	$35,560	$35,950	$17.10	200
Kokomo, IN	$35,510	$34,640	$17.07	40
Pittsburgh, PA	$35,460	$35,340	$17.05	2,000
Tallahassee, FL	$35,450	$35,450	$17.04	130
St. George, UT	$35,390	$35,480	$17.01	290
Saginaw, MI	$35,360	$36,150	$17.00	190
Lansing, MI	$35,340	$34,180	$16.99	460
Cincinnati, OH	$35,320	$35,970	$16.98	1,430
Homosassa Springs, FL	$35,240	$35,900	$16.94	40
Hagerstown, MD	$35,210	$33,330	$16.93	70
Midland, TX	$35,170	$34,970	$16.91	70
Texarkana, TX	$35,170	$30,370	$16.91	80
Cleveland, OH	$35,160	$36,140	$16.90	1,980
San Antonio, TX	$35,140	$35,100	$16.90	1,300
Spartanburg, SC	$35,120	$34,820	$16.89	220
Williamsport, PA	$34,970	$35,690	$16.81	90
Savannah, GA	$34,890	$35,190	$16.77	300
Ames, IA	$34,870	$36,520	$16.77	90
Muskegon, MI	$34,850	$33,350	$16.75	140
Nashville, TN	$34,830	$34,920	$16.74	1,670
Reading, PA	$34,800	$35,730	$16.73	360
Hickory, NC	$34,800	$34,380	$16.73	240
Sebring, FL	$34,790	$36,420	$16.73	30
Jackson, TN	$34,790	$34,630	$16.73	130
Springfield, MO	$34,790	$34,850	$16.73	310
Niles, MI	$34,780	$33,730	$16.72	130
Richmond, VA	$34,700	$31,500	$16.68	1,450
Lewiston, ID	$34,680	$34,650	$16.67	50
Raleigh, NC	$34,670	$36,210	$16.67	1,410
Midland, MI	$34,600	$31,820	$16.63	40
Monroe, MI	$34,570	$30,520	$16.62	60
Lexington, KY	$34,540	$34,460	$16.61	300
Birmingham, AL	$34,540	$33,830	$16.61	440
Fond du Lac, WI	$34,540	$34,600	$16.61	80
Sandusky, OH	$34,530	$35,420	$16.60	90
Abilene, TX	$34,480	$37,430	$16.58	160
Erie, PA	$34,460	$33,790	$16.57	270
Cape Girardeau, MO	$34,460	$29,950	$16.57	50
Durham, NC	$34,440	$35,100	$16.56	470
Panama City, FL	$34,430	$34,160	$16.55	100
Gainesville, GA	$34,380	$35,470	$16.53	150
Greensboro, NC	$34,370	$34,950	$16.52	580
Dallas, TX	$34,250	$34,350	$16.47	5,160
Burlington, NC	$34,190	$35,950	$16.44	180
Fayetteville, AR	$34,170	$31,760	$16.43	790
Virginia Beach, VA	$34,160	$33,940	$16.42	1,010
Houston, TX	$34,120	$34,290	$16.41	4,120
Rocky Mount, NC	$34,090	$33,540	$16.39	330
Daphne, AL	$34,060	$36,700	$16.38	80
Gettysburg, PA	$34,050	$32,740	$16.37	30
Pensacola, FL	$34,000	$33,080	$16.35	180
Bay City, MI	$33,980	$33,340	$16.34	60
Lawrence, KS	$33,960	$32,710	$16.33	60
Huntsville, AL	$33,910	$34,080	$16.31	230
Topeka, KS	$33,910	$32,400	$16.30	100
Harrisonburg, VA	$33,890	$30,200	$16.29	130
Columbia, MO	$33,870	$31,690	$16.28	160
Lubbock, TX	$33,770	$35,750	$16.24	310
Wilmington, NC	$33,740	$34,430	$16.22	350
Lafayette, IN	$33,690	$33,830	$16.20	120
Sherman, TX	$33,690	$34,080	$16.20	50
Bloomington, IN	$33,650	$35,900	$16.18	70
Greenville, SC	$33,600	$34,590	$16.15	690
Columbia, SC	$33,580	$33,800	$16.14	440
Pinehurst, NC	$33,560	$33,760	$16.13	90
Toledo, OH	$33,540	$30,440	$16.12	310
Odessa, TX	$33,470	$31,480	$16.09	110
Sioux City, IA	$33,390	$30,460	$16.05	130
Greenville, NC	$33,230	$33,130	$15.97	100
Corpus Christi, TX	$33,200	$30,750	$15.96	230
State College, PA	$33,190	$33,140	$15.96	90
Myrtle Beach, SC	$33,140	$31,460	$15.93	270
College Station, TX	$33,040	$32,350	$15.88	140
Memphis, TN	$32,980	$33,400	$15.86	640
Las Cruces, NM	$32,950	$34,210	$15.84	270
Pocatello, ID	$32,920	$31,570	$15.83	70
Altoona, PA	$32,890	$31,850	$15.81	100
Dayton, OH	$32,860	$30,250	$15.80	540
Waterloo, IA	$32,780	$29,870	$15.76	120
Tulsa, OK	$32,730	$33,400	$15.73	590
Mansfield, OH	$32,710	$32,210	$15.73	40
Knoxville, TN	$32,700	$31,890	$15.72	610
Lynchburg, VA	$32,660	$29,650	$15.70	180
Morgantown, WV	$32,650	$30,330	$15.70	90
Wichita, KS	$32,650	$30,630	$15.70	240
Lima, OH	$32,580	$29,330	$15.66	150
Warner Robins, GA	$32,520	$33,700	$15.64	80
Oklahoma City, OK	$32,450	$33,230	$15.60	880
Manhattan, KS	$32,430	$30,010	$15.59	60
Killeen, TX	$32,140	$30,080	$15.45	130
Terre Haute, IN	$32,140	$34,090	$15.45	40
Roanoke, VA	$32,050	$29,930	$15.41	n/a
Canton, OH	$32,030	$29,220	$15.40	470
Springfield, OH	$31,930	$31,200	$15.35	110
Albany, GA	$31,890	$32,550	$15.33	70
Brunswick, GA	$31,880	$33,210	$15.33	80
Mobile, AL	$31,870	$30,330	$15.32	220
Waco, TX	$31,840	$30,280	$15.31	180
Rome, GA	$31,760	$31,990	$15.27	130
Longview, TX	$31,740	$30,150	$15.26	110
Winston-Salem, NC	$31,710	$33,640	$15.25	490
Macon, GA	$31,670	$30,150	$15.23	110
Amarillo, TX	$31,650	$30,760	$15.21	200
Wichita Falls, TX	$31,600	$29,910	$15.19	60
New Orleans, LA	$31,600	$28,530	$15.19	700
Jackson, MS	$31,570	$29,810	$15.18	350
Youngstown, OH	$31,490	$29,710	$15.14	410
Beaumont, TX	$31,400	$29,300	$15.10	130
Dalton, GA	$31,330	$30,170	$15.06	50
Jacksonville, NC	$31,300	$30,420	$15.05	80
Augusta, GA	$31,240	$30,700	$15.02	320
Twin Falls, ID	$31,240	$31,360	$15.02	200
Little Rock, AR	$31,210	$30,480	$15.00	610
Idaho Falls, ID	$31,180	$32,400	$14.99	200
Clarksville, TN	$31,160	$31,190	$14.98	140
Lawton, OK	$31,100	$31,530	$14.95	40
Johnstown, PA	$30,740	$29,030	$14.78	70
Dothan, AL	$30,440	$31,440	$14.63	60
El Paso, TX	$30,340	$28,810	$14.59	450
Johnson City, TN	$30,330	$30,720	$14.58	200
Victoria, TX	$30,260	$27,490	$14.55	30
Lafayette, LA	$30,260	$28,040	$14.55	270
Cleveland, TN	$30,230	$29,420	$14.54	150
Wheeling, WV	$30,110	$28,190	$14.48	90
Jonesboro, AR	$30,110	$30,060	$14.47	140
Columbus, GA	$30,050	$28,360	$14.45	170
Gulfport, MS	$30,050	$29,570	$14.45	190
San Angelo, TX	$30,030	$28,940	$14.44	60
Logan, UT	$29,920	$29,220	$14.39	210
Lake Charles, LA	$29,910	$28,510	$14.38	110
Tyler, TX	$29,840	$28,690	$14.35	260
Shreveport, LA	$29,640	$28,860	$14.25	210
Charleston, WV	$29,570	$28,010	$14.22	110
Beckley, WV	$29,530	$27,440	$14.20	60
Fort Smith, AR	$29,440	$29,520	$14.15	170
Valdosta, GA	$29,420	$27,580	$14.15	120
Fayetteville, NC	$29,400	$29,470	$14.14	200
Athens, GA	$29,360	$29,500	$14.11	190
Kingsport, TN	$29,240	$28,100	$14.06	180
Laredo, TX	$29,220	$28,110	$14.05	150
McAllen, TX	$29,190	$28,590	$14.04	360
Baton Rouge, LA	$29,190	$28,020	$14.03	450
Slidell, LA	$29,170	$27,370	$14.03	150
Weirton, WV	$29,020	$27,550	$13.95	40
Hattiesburg, MS	$28,850	$27,780	$13.87	110
Brownsville, TX	$28,790	$28,040	$13.84	150
Monroe, LA	$28,480	$27,340	$13.69	90
Morristown, TN	$28,450	$28,870	$13.68	70
Auburn, AL	$28,420	$29,770	$13.66	80
Alexandria, LA	$27,280	$25,740	$13.11	80
Hammond, LA	$27,030	$26,240	$13.00	70
Houma, LA	$26,920	$26,210	$12.94	100
San Juan, PR	$24,480	$22,400	$11.77	1,530
Ponce, PR	$23,720	$22,270	$11.40	250
Arecibo, PR	$23,430	$22,150	$11.27	150
Mayaguez, PR	$23,130	$22,170	$11.12	190
Guayama, PR	$22,810	$21,840	$10.97	50
Aguadilla, PR	$22,430	$21,840	$10.78	230

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Bakers salary: questions

Where do bakers make the most money?

In Kahului, HI, with an average of $52,420 a year, among the 371 metro areas we cover.

What is the average bakers salary in the U.S.?

$38,480 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $37,160, so half of bakers earn more than that and half less.

What salary should bakers ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of bakers nationwide earn between $32,660 (25th percentile) and $44,360 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays bakers the most?

Hawaii, with a statewide average of $48,390 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is bakers pay the lowest?

Aguadilla, PR, at $22,430 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-3011.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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