Bakers Salary in Springfield, IL

Bakers pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $43,300 or more. The middle half of bakers in Springfield earn between $31,660 and $37,970.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Bakers salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $36,350, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $29,729 a year, or $2,477 a month and $1,143 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

Is Springfield a good place for bakers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Springfield area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $36,350 buys what about $39,193 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bakers salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 7th of 7 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($39,820).

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Highest-paying cities for bakers

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,420).

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