The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $40,160, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for bakers. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $37,480). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $40,160 |
$34,320 | 830 |
| 2 | Washington | $37,480 |
$31,540 | 5,100 |
| 3 | California | $37,020 |
$30,810 | 24,420 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $36,990 |
$27,430 | 1,030 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $36,600 |
$31,210 | 4,760 |
| 6 | Vermont | $36,560 |
$28,080 | 640 |
| 7 | Maryland | $36,310 |
$27,580 | 1,500 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $35,850 |
$27,150 | 2,210 |
| 9 | New York | $35,770 |
$30,180 | 15,060 |
| 10 | Nevada | $35,740 |
$25,130 | 1,480 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $35,490 |
$28,720 | 3,140 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $35,360 |
$27,590 | 6,130 |
| 13 | Colorado | $34,960 |
$27,620 | 4,320 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $34,910 |
$24,960 | 730 |
| 15 | Maine | $34,550 |
$28,870 | 1,360 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $34,070 |
$28,110 | 890 |
| 17 | Virginia | $33,600 |
$26,270 | 3,950 |
| 18 | Oregon | $32,840 |
$29,220 | 3,520 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $32,730 |
$28,290 | 1,220 |
| 20 | Montana | $32,100 |
$25,960 | 880 |
| 21 | Illinois | $32,070 |
$27,390 | 11,590 |
| 22 | Idaho | $31,730 |
$20,660 | 1,130 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $31,460 |
$21,650 | 9,650 |
| 24 | Arizona | $31,430 |
$28,440 | 4,650 |
| 25 | Delaware | $31,230 |
$27,340 | 250 |
| 26 | Alaska | $30,880 |
$22,790 | 550 |
| 27 | Indiana | $30,680 |
$22,420 | 2,540 |
| 28 | Tennessee | $30,600 |
$22,290 | 3,700 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $30,440 |
$22,620 | 3,570 |
| 30 | Iowa | $30,370 |
$18,260 | 2,230 |
| 31 | Ohio | $30,350 |
$22,620 | 7,810 |
| 32 | Georgia | $29,980 |
$22,110 | 7,800 |
| 33 | Florida | $29,870 |
$24,110 | 10,740 |
| 34 | South Carolina | $29,630 |
$23,040 | 2,280 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $29,620 |
$23,830 | 300 |
| 36 | Missouri | $29,520 |
$23,660 | 5,880 |
| 37 | Texas | $29,470 |
$22,450 | 17,610 |
| 38 | Utah | $29,260 |
$18,110 | 3,030 |
| 39 | Michigan | $29,170 |
$23,700 | 7,270 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $28,900 |
$26,820 | 1,760 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $28,840 |
$22,420 | 780 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $28,780 |
$23,420 | 620 |
| 43 | New Mexico | $28,710 |
$23,920 | 1,040 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $28,470 |
$22,000 | 1,880 |
| 45 | Alabama | $28,150 |
$20,840 | 1,930 |
| 46 | North Carolina | $28,080 |
$18,490 | 6,360 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $27,360 |
$20,520 | 440 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $27,230 |
$19,090 | 1,600 |
| 49 | Wyoming | $26,190 |
$22,310 | 150 |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $26,070 |
$17,110 | 40 |
| 51 | Kansas | $25,260 |
$20,210 | 1,400 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $23,270 |
$17,250 | 880 |
| 53 | Guam | $23,080 |
$20,070 | 120 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,940 |
$17,680 | 1,970 |