The median annual wage for bakers was $24,170 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $18,140, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $38,400.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for bakers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing
$24,270
Grocery stores
24,030
Restaurants and other eating places
23,250
About 3 in 10 bakers worked part time in 2014.
Grocery stores and restaurants, which employed about 40 percent of all bakers in 2014, sell freshly baked goods throughout the day. As a result, bakers are often scheduled to work shifts during early mornings, late evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Bakers who work in commercial bakeries that bake continuously may have to work late evenings and weekends.
Bakers who run their own businesses often spend additional hours managing all aspects of the business to ensure bills and salaries are paid, supplies are ordered, and the business is profitable.
Bakers
Median annual wages, May 2015
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Food processing workers
$25,470
Bakers
$24,170
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2024 Edition
Interesting Fact
Thomas Edison not only invented electric light, he also invented wax paper, the phonograph (and record), the radio vacuum tube, the motion picture camera, an electronic voting machine and dozens more!