Bakers pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$47,540avg. a year
$22.86 an hour · 4,820 employed
Bakers in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn an average of $47,540 a year. That is $3,410 (8%) more than the California average of $44,130. The U.S. average is $38,480.
$46,600Median pay
$22.86Average hourly
+8%vs. California average
4,820Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for bakers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
11,240 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$48,600
$23.36 an hour
2170 jobs
Napa, CA
$46,400
$22.31 an hour
3300 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$45,200
$21.73 an hour
4560 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$45,030
$21.65 an hour
5490 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$44,490
$21.39 an hour
62,200 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$44,000
$21.15 an hour
7400 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$43,910
$21.11 an hour
81,520 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$43,640
$20.98 an hour
940 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$43,590
$20.96 an hour
10310 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$43,470
$20.90 an hour
11110 jobs
Merced, CA
$43,430
$20.88 an hour
12720 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$43,210
$20.77 an hour
1310,580 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$43,090
$20.72 an hour
14410 jobs
Salinas, CA
$43,080
$20.71 an hour
15350 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$43,050
$20.70 an hour
162,900 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$42,690
$20.52 an hour
17120 jobs
Chico, CA
$42,680
$20.52 an hour
18640 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$42,500
$20.43 an hour
19400 jobs
Modesto, CA
$42,390
$20.38 an hour
2060 jobs
El Centro, CA
$42,120
$20.25 an hour
2160 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$42,040
$20.21 an hour
22240 jobs
Visalia, CA
$41,410
$19.91 an hour
23640 jobs
Fresno, CA
$41,240
$19.83 an hour
24100 jobs
Redding, CA
$41,020
$19.72 an hour
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How San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | $61,560 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $94,350 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $68,450 |
| Food Batchmakers | $47,090 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | $44,160 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | $49,390 |
Questions and answers
How much do bakers make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
The average is $47,540 a year, and the median is $46,600. About 4,820 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $3,410 (8%) more than the California average of $44,130.
Is this job common in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont?
It makes up 2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.34 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: San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41860). 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.