Highest-paying Cities for Bakers

The top 100 highest paying cities for bakers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of bakers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $44,500, Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania is the highest paying city for bakers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $43,680). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of bakers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Bakers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	$44,500	$24,860	160
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$43,680	$35,970	3,600
3	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$42,930	$29,240	160
4	North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$40,530	$24,960	260
5	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$39,040	$29,730	80
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$39,010	$35,780	1,490
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$38,940	$32,270	2,840
8	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$38,820	$30,460	330
9	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$38,460	$33,280	310
10	Morristown, Tennessee	$38,450	$25,290	90
11	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$38,320	$23,400	410
12	Napa, California	$38,110	$33,410	120
13	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$37,960	$30,630	1,100
14	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$37,610	$31,290	1,820
15	Flagstaff, Arizona	$37,480	$28,860	140
16	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$37,300	$23,470	40
17	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$37,260	$31,280	3,390
18	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$37,120	$26,190	150
19	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$36,980	$27,040	190
20	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$36,920	$28,260	320
21	Danbury, Connecticut	$36,880	$28,770	120
22	Corvallis, Oregon	$36,870	$27,250	50
23	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$36,840	$30,710	250
24	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$36,830	$30,930	230
25	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$36,810	$31,420	40
26	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$36,810	$31,360	260
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$36,780	$29,690	3,390
28	Rome, Georgia	$36,770	$21,530	80
29	Salinas, California	$36,660	$31,160	330
30	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$36,650	$28,650	170
31	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$36,630	$27,570	680
32	Modesto, California	$36,600	$30,110	220
33	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$36,590	$29,980	260
34	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$36,550	$32,790	240
35	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$36,400	$31,360	90
36	Rochester, Minnesota	$36,400	$30,740	120
37	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$36,380	$31,160	9,330
38	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$36,380	$31,730	140
39	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$36,340	$30,480	210
40	Punta Gorda, Florida	$36,330	$23,070	50
41	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$36,310	$29,990	390
42	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$36,310	$23,890	500
43	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$36,290	$30,010	130
44	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$36,280	$27,290	700
45	New Haven, Connecticut	$36,260	$27,530	300
46	Spokane, Washington	$36,260	$30,720	440
47	Longview, Washington	$36,160	$31,930	50
48	Billings, Montana	$36,160	$27,920	140
49	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$36,140	$30,110	14,970
50	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$36,130	$31,450	130
51	Ithaca, New York	$36,100	$30,560	130
52	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$36,020	$29,000	1,990
53	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$36,000	$27,040	680
54	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$35,940	$25,130	1,190
55	Olympia, Washington	$35,930	$31,700	160
56	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$35,850	$30,480	160
57	Stockton, California	$35,740	$29,980	350
58	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$35,730	$29,290	40
59	Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida	$35,720	$22,450	50
60	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$35,690	$27,620	2,580
61	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$35,580	$30,950	180
62	Nashua, New Hampshire	$35,560	$18,320	70
63	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$35,460	$30,290	450
64	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$35,450	$27,040	230
65	Manchester, New Hampshire	$35,400	$23,750	160
66	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$35,320	$24,960	630
67	Bellingham, Washington	$35,260	$31,450	210
68	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$35,240	$31,430	310
69	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$35,200	$31,640	70
70	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$35,140	$28,030	50
71	Ocean City, New Jersey	$35,120	$27,040	60
72	Yakima, Washington	$35,110	$31,060	140
73	Idaho Falls, Idaho	$35,110	$24,460	80
74	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$35,050	$31,260	80
75	Worcester, Massachusetts	$35,020	$29,760	400
76	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$35,010	$27,150	720
77	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$34,980	$29,050	140
78	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$34,980	$27,970	90
79	Bend, Oregon	$34,980	$28,960	250
80	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$34,970	$30,140	2,310
81	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$34,950	$26,280	200
82	Boulder, Colorado	$34,910	$28,510	350
83	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$34,900	$23,510	380
84	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$34,870	$28,610	360
85	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$34,860	$26,100	140
86	St Cloud, Minnesota	$34,840	$30,400	250
87	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$34,840	$27,850	80
88	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$34,800	$29,270	330
89	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$34,760	$30,360	2,170
90	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$34,700	$28,350	170
91	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$34,580	$26,100	170
92	Springfield, Massachusetts	$34,580	$30,670	450
93	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$34,500	$23,010	3,980
94	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$34,500	$25,910	310
95	Binghamton, New York	$34,480	$27,460	150
96	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$34,400	$28,580	110
97	Kingston, New York	$34,390	$29,020	150
98	Visalia-Porterville, California	$34,360	$29,250	170
99	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$34,320	$27,820	9,700
100	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$34,300	$27,390	270

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for bakers.