Bakers pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$42,290avg. a year
$20.33 an hour · 16,560 employed
Bakers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $42,290 a year. That is about the same as the New York average of $42,010. The U.S. average is $38,480.
$38,890Median pay
$20.33Average hourly
+1%vs. New York average
16,560Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for bakers in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1700 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$40,870
$19.65 an hour
2390 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$40,260
$19.36 an hour
3160 jobs
Kingston, NY
$40,060
$19.26 an hour
4480 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$40,050
$19.25 an hour
5120 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$39,470
$18.98 an hour
6740 jobs
Rochester, NY
$39,210
$18.85 an hour
7900 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$39,040
$18.77 an hour
8110 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$38,530
$18.53 an hour
940 jobs
Elmira, NY
$38,300
$18.41 an hour
1070 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$37,460
$18.01 an hour
11210 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$36,740
$17.66 an hour
1240 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$36,360
$17.48 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Food Batchmakers | $41,470 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | $48,000 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | $44,130 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $86,430 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $54,770 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $67,430 |
Questions and answers
How much do bakers make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $42,290 a year, and the median is $38,890. About 16,560 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is about the same as the New York average of $42,010.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.15 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-3011. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.