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12.3% Jobs Projection
$28,420 Median Salary
5,220 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Bakers in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Bakers in California is growing faster than average.

  • Bakers in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Bakers Work in California?

24,630 people worked as Bakers in 2018 in this state.

There were 27,740 Bakers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 3,110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,050 Bakers working in it, which means California has more Bakers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Bakers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 7.6%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 5,220 annual job openings, and a total of 36,600 jobs for California Bakers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 29,100 annual jobs and 205,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Bakers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Bakers ranged from $22,840 to $42,000 with $28,420 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.98 to $20.19. The median hourly rate was $13.66.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.66.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Bakers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bakers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,450 $25,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 4,410 $33,700
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,360 $27,780
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 1,500 $26,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,490 $30,230
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,310 $27,750
Fresno, CA 560 $29,640
Santa Rosa, CA 490 $30,640
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 450 $30,300
Stockton-Lodi, CA 340 $30,950
Salinas, CA 330 $29,220
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 290 $30,010
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 230 $34,270
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 210 $34,010
Napa, CA 200 $29,020
Bakersfield, CA 200 $26,900
Visalia-Porterville, CA 160 $27,780
Modesto, CA 140 $28,410
Chico, CA 110 $29,040
El Centro, CA 80 $29,590
Madera, CA 60 $27,940

Top States for Bakers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Bakers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 24,630 $28,420
Texas 15,150 $23,980
New York 12,000 $27,700
Florida 10,470 $26,110
Pennsylvania 9,040 $25,150
Illinois 8,810 $24,760
Ohio 6,550 $25,730
Washington 5,850 $31,140
Michigan 5,800 $24,100
Georgia 5,000 $24,920
New Jersey 4,790 $28,940
Massachusetts 4,460 $30,550
Maryland 3,880 $25,680
Missouri 3,870 $24,110
North Carolina 3,870 $24,140
Colorado 3,620 $28,950
Wisconsin 3,570 $28,780
Virginia 3,340 $24,950
Tennessee 2,760 $25,080
Indiana 2,760 $23,680

Below are the states where Bakers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $33,670
Hawaii $32,210
Washington $31,140
Wyoming $30,660
Massachusetts $30,550
District of Columbia $30,410
Vermont $30,140
Minnesota $29,380
Colorado $28,950
New Jersey $28,940

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