The annual salary statistics of bakers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bakers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bakers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,280 | 13.07% | 26.23% |
| 2021 | $29,800 | 5.00% | - |
| 2020 | $28,310 | 7.56% | - |
| 2019 | $26,170 | -5.01% | - |
| 2018 | $27,480 | 7.64% | - |
| 2017 | $25,380 | 3.19% | - |
| 2016 | $24,570 | 6.35% | - |
| 2015 | $23,010 | -2.52% | - |
| 2014 | $23,590 | -0.97% | - |
| 2013 | $23,820 | -6.17% | - |
| 2012 | $25,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,280 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for bakers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of bakers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Chambersburg-Waynesboro and 42.4 percent (42.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.