Bakers pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$39,820avg. a year
$19.15 an hour · 9,920 employed
Bakers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $39,820 a year. That is $860 (2%) more than the Illinois average of $38,960. The U.S. average is $38,480.
$37,230Median pay
$19.15Average hourly
+2%vs. Illinois average
9,920Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for bakers in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
1100 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$38,880
$18.69 an hour
2250 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$37,850
$18.20 an hour
3270 jobs
Peoria, IL
$37,210
$17.89 an hour
4210 jobs
Rockford, IL
$37,200
$17.89 an hour
52,000 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$37,110
$17.84 an hour
6150 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$36,470
$17.53 an hour
7250 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$36,440
$17.52 an hour
8160 jobs
Springfield, IL
$36,350
$17.48 an hour
950 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$34,460
$16.57 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Food Batchmakers | $48,490 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | $42,770 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | $46,020 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $77,120 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $52,850 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $56,180 |
Questions and answers
How much do bakers make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $39,820 a year, and the median is $37,230. About 9,920 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $860 (2%) more than the Illinois average of $38,960.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.45 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: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). 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.