The annual salary statistics of bakers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of bakers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $30,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bakers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,140.
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 | $34,970 | 11.04% | 17.47% |
| 2021 | $31,110 | -1.41% | - |
| 2020 | $31,550 | 3.07% | - |
| 2019 | $30,580 | 2.52% | - |
| 2018 | $29,810 | 4.66% | - |
| 2017 | $28,420 | -2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $29,010 | -1.41% | - |
| 2015 | $29,420 | -1.43% | - |
| 2014 | $29,840 | 1.98% | - |
| 2013 | $29,250 | 1.33% | - |
| 2012 | $28,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,970 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for bakers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of bakers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 26.7 percent (26.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.