The annual salary statistics of bakers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bakers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $23,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bakers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,010.
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 | $34,500 | 11.13% | 18.70% |
| 2021 | $30,660 | 15.39% | - |
| 2020 | $25,940 | 3.86% | - |
| 2019 | $24,940 | -6.78% | - |
| 2018 | $26,630 | 2.89% | - |
| 2017 | $25,860 | -3.67% | - |
| 2016 | $26,810 | 4.03% | - |
| 2015 | $25,730 | -7.07% | - |
| 2014 | $27,550 | -0.47% | - |
| 2013 | $27,680 | -1.34% | - |
| 2012 | $28,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,500 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for bakers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of bakers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chambersburg-Waynesboro and 42.8 percent (42.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.