What are the main factors that influence a Baker's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Baker's salary?

A Baker's salary grows with experience: starting around $34,843 for beginners, reaching about $35,648 at mid-level, and approach $35,835 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Baker?

Baker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Baker roles are District of Columbia $38,972, California $38,824, Massachusetts $38,307. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Baker roles make?

Salaries for Baker level roles vary by specialization: Lead Baker: $68,562; pastry baker: $62,812; Baker II: $48,157; Scratch Baker: $42,713; Cake Baker: $37,538.

How do different companies affect a Baker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Baker roles. Large, established industry leaders like ToysRUs ($99,243) and Kia Motors Corp ($95,771) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $62,550.

Baker Salary in the United States

How much does a Baker make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Baker in the United States is $35,199 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

However, a Baker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $40,062
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $32,949 to $37,744
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,900

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Baker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,744	$3,145	$726	$18
Average	$35,199	$2,933	$677	$17
25th Percentile	$32,949	$2,746	$634	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Baker Salaries

A Baker's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Baker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Baker's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $34,843
Early Career (1-2 years): $35,087
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,648
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $35,760
Expert (over 8 years): $35,835

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Baker	$34,843
Intermediate Level Baker	$35,087
Senior Level Baker	$35,648
Specialist Level Baker	$35,760
Expert Level Baker	$35,835

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How Do Baker Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Bakers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $38,972.
California: $38,824.
Massachusetts: $38,307.

District of Columbia $38,972 California $38,824 Massachusetts $38,307 Washington $38,166 New Jersey $38,152 Alaska $38,103 Connecticut $37,617 New York $37,420

Hawaii $36,790 Rhode Island $36,494 Maryland $36,294 Minnesota $36,019 Colorado $35,914 Illinois $35,878 Oregon $35,745 Delaware $35,646

New Hampshire $35,584 Virginia $35,445 Pennsylvania $35,041 Nevada $34,836 North Dakota $34,770 Michigan $34,664 Wisconsin $34,625 Vermont $34,548

Texas $34,333 Maine $34,319 Arizona $34,298 Ohio $34,273 Georgia $33,949 Indiana $33,788 Wyoming $33,756 Utah $33,707

Iowa $33,685 Kansas $33,516 Louisiana $33,467 North Carolina $33,450 Missouri $33,443 Florida $33,305 Montana $33,231 Nebraska $33,161

Kentucky $33,122 South Carolina $32,981 Tennessee $32,893 Idaho $32,858 New Mexico $32,601 Oklahoma $32,545 Alabama $32,337 South Dakota $31,989

Arkansas $31,799 West Virginia $31,697 Mississippi $31,390

Top Paying Cities for Bakers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $44,396
San Francisco: $43,960
Oakland: $42,985

San Jose, CA $44,396

San Francisco, CA $43,960

Oakland, CA $42,985

New York, NY $40,792

Queens Village, NY $40,528

Paramus, NJ $40,247

Passaic, NJ $40,211

Bergenfield, NJ $40,176

Stamford, CT $40,123

Huntington, NY $40,088

Newark, NJ $39,859

Bridgeport, CT $39,789

New Brunswick, NJ $39,673

Vallejo, CA $39,599

Middlesex, NJ $39,578

Somerset, NJ $39,546

Petaluma, CA $39,465

Santa Cruz, CA $39,328

Boston, MA $39,257

Monterey, CA $39,081

Fairbanks, AK $39,057

Los Angeles, CA $38,990

Washington, DC $38,972

Seattle, WA $38,909

Santa Rosa, CA $38,902

Juneau, AK $38,800

Orange, CA $38,684

Anchorage, AK $38,620

Anaheim, CA $38,596

Santa Ana, CA $38,543

Nassau, NY $38,522

Long Beach, CA $38,508

Danbury, CT $38,497

Santa Maria, CA $38,377

Everett, WA $38,370

Bremerton, WA $38,198

Trenton, NJ $38,131

Sacramento, CA $38,117

San Diego, CA $38,099

Brockton, MA $38,085

Tacoma, WA $38,071

Santa Barbara, CA $38,022

Lowell, MA $37,881

New Suffolk, NY $37,867

Nashua, NH $37,825

Lompoc, CA $37,769

Ventura, CA $37,733

Stockton, CA $37,723

New Haven, CT $37,652

Atlantic City, NJ $37,561

Hartford, CT $37,483

Modesto, CA $37,466

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,388

New Britain, CT $37,371

Olympia, WA $37,321

Kennewick, WA $37,321

New London, CT $37,314

Norwich, CT $37,304

Lawrence, MA $37,286

Bakersfield, CA $37,188

Riverside, CA $37,138

New Bedford, MA $37,138

Richland, WA $37,103

Portsmouth, NH $37,075

Vineland, NJ $37,068

San Bernardino, CA $37,040

Boulder, CO $36,941

Worcester, MA $36,913

Portland, OR $36,882

Saint Paul, MN $36,839

Minneapolis, MN $36,839

Philadelphia, PA $36,790

Honolulu, HI $36,603

Springfield, MA $36,480

Providence, RI $36,477

Chicago, IL $36,375

Bellingham, WA $36,332

Baltimore, MD $36,294

Chico, CA $36,206

Wilmington, DE $36,146

Pittsfield, MA $36,111

Manchester, NH $36,044

Spokane, WA $35,889

Denver, CO $35,885

Albany, NY $35,720

Troy, NY $35,706

Schenectady, NY $35,632

Burlington, VT $35,555

Portland, ME $35,431

Salem, OR $35,403

Yakima, WA $35,396

Ann Arbor, MI $35,386

Rochester, MN $35,287

Fresno, CA $35,269

Reno, NV $35,269

Milwaukee, WI $35,238

Detroit, MI $35,203

Allentown, PA $35,192

Carson City, NV $35,188

Houston, TX $35,136

Colorado Springs, CO $35,132

Syracuse, NY $35,115

Eugene, OR $35,048

Bismarck, ND $35,005

Gary, IN $35,005

Galveston, TX $35,005

Springfield, OR $34,977

Medford, OR $34,893

Fort Collins, CO $34,879

Austin, TX $34,851

Mesa, AZ $34,777

Phoenix, AZ $34,770

Dallas, TX $34,759

Reading, PA $34,738

Saint Cloud, MN $34,724

Concord, NH $34,692

Madison, WI $34,678

Utica, NY $34,583

Raleigh, NC $34,555

Las Vegas, NV $34,551

Rochester, NY $34,527

Des Moines, IA $34,523

Atlanta, GA $34,467

Battle Creek, MI $34,456

Salt Lake City, UT $34,446

Lancaster, PA $34,393

Champaign, IL $34,386

Harrisburg, PA $34,344

Durham, NC $34,312

Kansas City, MO $34,308

Kansas City, KS $34,301

Fort Worth, TX $34,298

Boca Raton, FL $34,284

Cleveland, OH $34,280

Columbus, OH $34,273

Pittsburgh, PA $34,270

Richmond, VA $34,256

Indianapolis, IN $34,249

Cincinnati, OH $34,203

Petersburg, VA $34,150

Billings, MT $34,073

Lansing, MI $34,073

Huntsville, AL $34,073

Lebanon, PA $34,069

Dayton, OH $34,066

Pueblo, CO $34,066

Appleton, WI $34,055

Buffalo, NY $34,041

Racine, WI $34,023

Charlotte, NC $34,020

Saint Louis, MO $34,009

Springfield, IL $33,995

Elkhart, IN $33,988

York, PA $33,988

Gastonia, NC $33,985

Benton Harbor, MI $33,985

Beaumont, TX $33,964

Lorain, OH $33,956

Toledo, OH $33,942

Binghamton, NY $33,925

Rock Hill, SC $33,921

Rockford, IL $33,904

Fargo, ND $33,886

Elyria, OH $33,886

Flagstaff, AZ $33,861

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,840

Miami, FL $33,819

Duluth, MN $33,763

Bangor, ME $33,717

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,678

Louisville, KY $33,661

Grand Rapids, MI $33,654

Hialeah, FL $33,650

Casper, WY $33,601

Scranton, PA $33,559

New Orleans, LA $33,548

Virginia Beach, VA $33,545

Akron, OH $33,527

Peoria, IL $33,481

Sarasota, FL $33,474

Green Bay, WI $33,450

Baton Rouge, LA $33,432

Charleston, SC $33,425

Nashville, TN $33,414

Jamestown, NY $33,407

Davenport, IA $33,407

Tucson, AZ $33,390

Cheyenne, WY $33,379

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,369

Tampa, FL $33,362

Omaha, NE $33,355

Port Arthur, TX $33,340

Evansville, IN $33,340

Bradenton, FL $33,326

Santa Fe, NM $33,263

Orlando, FL $33,228

Clearwater, FL $33,189

Canton, OH $33,115

La Crosse, WI $33,115

Grand Forks, ND $33,105

Albuquerque, NM $33,094

Tulsa, OK $33,094

Newport News, VA $33,091

High Point, NC $33,080

Ogden, UT $33,066

Corpus Christi, TX $33,038

Laramie, WY $33,017

Norfolk, VA $33,017

Rock Island, IL $32,996

Saginaw, MI $32,989

Jacksonville, FL $32,985

Salisbury, NC $32,978

Memphis, TN $32,971

Moline, IL $32,953

Fort Myers, FL $32,943

Waterloo, IA $32,897

Spartanburg, SC $32,862

Lincoln, NE $32,844

Fort Wayne, IN $32,837

Birmingham, AL $32,798

Cedar Falls, IA $32,791

Provo, UT $32,788

Springfield, OH $32,784

San Antonio, TX $32,777

Greensboro, NC $32,763

South Bend, IN $32,760

Winston Salem, NC $32,756

Boise, ID $32,746

Savannah, GA $32,721

Muskegon, MI $32,658

Lima, OH $32,615

Lake Charles, LA $32,601

Anderson, IN $32,594

Lexington, KY $32,584

Augusta, GA $32,573

Greenville, SC $32,573

Wichita, KS $32,541

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,541

Columbia, SC $32,510

Bloomington, IN $32,422

Roanoke, VA $32,401

Asheville, NC $32,355

Knoxville, TN $32,295

Shreveport, LA $32,292

Wilmington, NC $32,246

Frankfort, KY $32,179

Oklahoma City, OK $32,154

Chillicothe, OH $32,140

Longview, TX $32,137

Topeka, KS $32,126

Mobile, AL $32,073

Terre Haute, IN $32,059

Erie, PA $32,056

Altoona, PA $32,038

Melbourne, FL $32,028

Amarillo, TX $32,013

Killeen, TX $32,003

Fayetteville, AR $31,975

Sioux Falls, SD $31,950

Chattanooga, TN $31,929

Idaho Falls, ID $31,925

Gainesville, FL $31,852

Portsmouth, OH $31,834

Little Rock, AR $31,827

Lynchburg, VA $31,827

Lafayette, LA $31,813

Youngstown, OH $31,813

Temple, TX $31,799

Daytona Beach, FL $31,792

Clarksville, TN $31,788

Pensacola, FL $31,785

Hopkinsville, KY $31,679

Charleston, WV $31,676

Florence, SC $31,658

Sioux City, IA $31,637

Macon, GA $31,535

Tallahassee, FL $31,531

Fayetteville, NC $31,524

Waco, TX $31,517

Wichita Falls, TX $31,517

Pine Bluff, AR $31,503

Vincennes, IN $31,436

Lubbock, TX $31,422

Great Falls, MT $31,401

Alamogordo, NM $31,398

Abilene, TX $31,369

Rapid City, SD $31,324

Monroe, LA $31,324

Albany, GA $31,302

Huntington, WV $31,299

Jackson, MS $31,295

Greenville, MS $31,292

Parkersburg, WV $31,257

Montgomery, AL $31,250

Johnstown, PA $31,243

Springfield, MO $31,214

Biloxi, MS $31,197

Sumter, SC $31,123

Columbus, GA $31,119

Twin Falls, ID $31,098

Pascagoula, MS $31,053

Kingsport, TN $30,961

Gulfport, MS $30,950

Alexandria, LA $30,834

Fort Smith, AR $30,746

El Paso, TX $30,651

Helena, MT $30,606

Las Cruces, NM $30,493

Harlingen, TX $30,394

Pocatello, ID $30,363

Florence, AL $30,352

Brownsville, TX $30,345

Dothan, AL $30,289

Mcallen, TX $30,271

Columbus, MS $30,011

Altus, OK $29,849

Lawton, OK $29,782

Pierre, SD $29,655

What Skills Can Increase a Baker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 20.11% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Product Quality (Mentioned in 3.86% Job Postings): Product quality refers to how well a product satisfies customer needs, serves its purpose and meets industry standards. When evaluating product quality, businesses consider several key factors, including whether a product solves a problem, works efficiently or suits customers' purposes.
Food Preparation (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to food preparation: Food preparation – art form and applied science that includes but is not limited to cooking.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	20.11%
Product Quality	3.86%
Food Preparation	1.38%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Baker's salary.

WFM: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Standard Operating Procedures: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Service Excellence: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
WFM	$38,367	9%
Standard Operating Procedures	$37,663	7%
Service Excellence	$37,311	6%
Work Ethic	$36,959	5%
Housekeeping	$36,959	5%
Communicates Effectively	$36,607	4%

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How Education impacts a Baker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Bakers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Baker with a No Diploma is between $30,508 and $33,014).

Baker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Baker

No Diploma 6.1%

High School 54.5%

Associates 27.3%

Bachelors 9.1%

Masters 3.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	6.1%
High School	54.5%
Associates	27.3%
Bachelors	9.1%
Masters	3.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Baker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Baker's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$32,949

Average $35,199/year

$37,744

$2,746

Average $2,933/month

$3,145

$634

Average $677/week

$726

$16

Average $17/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,744	$3,145	$726	$18
Average	$35,199	$2,933	$677	$17
25th Percentile	$32,949	$2,746	$634	$16

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Salary Trends for Baker

Salaries for a Baker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $36,191 in 2023 to around $36,272 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Baker salary trends, .

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2023

$36,191

2024

$36,457

2025

$36,272

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2023	$36,191
2024	$36,457
2025	$36,272
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