Bakers Salary — Reading, Pennsylvania

The average Bakers in Reading, Pennsylvania earns $34,800 a year.

$34,800 / year, mean
↓ 10.2% below national average 38th percentile in Pennsylvania

Reading pays below most of Pennsylvania for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for bakers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
360
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.7%
Cost of living 97 #83 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $312,348 #94 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $77,684 #58 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Reading ranks #83 for cost of living and #94 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $48,930 San Jose $48,600 Olympia $47,540 San Francisco $47,540 Napa $46,400 Mount Vernon $45,210 Vallejo $45,200 Bremerton $45,080 Santa Rosa $45,030 Bellingham $44,870 Stockton $44,490 Chambersburg $44,300 Albany $44,130 Longview $44,110 San Diego $44,000 Santa Maria $43,910 Wenatchee $43,850 Sacramento $43,640 Hanford $43,590 Santa Cruz $43,470 Merced $43,430 Kennewick $43,410 Oxnard $43,210 Los Angeles $43,090 Salinas $43,080 San Luis Obispo $43,050 Yakima $43,030 Portland $42,950 Riverside $42,690 Chico $42,680 Spokane $42,650 Bakersfield $42,500 Modesto $42,390 New York $42,290 Medford $42,250 El Centro $42,120 Yuba City $42,040 Visalia $41,410 Fresno $41,240 Redding $41,020 Albany $40,870 Allentown $40,770 Bend $40,700 Walla Walla $40,310 Syracuse $40,260 Kingston $40,060 Kiryas Joel $40,050 Atlantic City $40,020 Trenton $39,910 Eugene $39,840 Chicago $39,820 Salem $39,600 Dover $39,500 Baltimore $39,470 Ithaca $39,470 Naples $39,400 Philadelphia $39,230 Rochester $39,210 Buffalo $39,040 Vineland $38,990 Grants Pass $38,950 Kankakee $38,880 Binghamton $38,530 Elkhart $38,520 Lancaster $38,440 York $38,430 Detroit $38,350 Elmira $38,300 Punta Gorda $38,280 Michigan City $38,270 Lexington Park $38,110 Fort Myers $38,090 Corvallis $38,090 Louisville $37,960 Champaign $37,850 Fort Wayne $37,800 Sarasota $37,760 Traverse City $37,710 Ann Arbor $37,680 Palm Bay $37,660 Wildwood $37,570 Glens Falls $37,460 Miami $37,300 Grand Rapids $37,230 Crestview $37,220 Peoria $37,210 Rockford $37,200 Kalamazoo $37,160 Jackson $37,100 Indianapolis $37,030 Jacksonville $36,920 Sebastian $36,870 Austin $36,800 Harrisburg $36,800 Utica $36,740 Evansville $36,590 Battle Creek $36,580 Lebanon $36,520 Bloomington $36,470 Watertown $36,360 Springfield $36,350 Port St. Lucie $36,310 Deltona $36,250 Huntington $36,250 Lakeland $36,250 Winchester $36,190 Ocala $36,160 Scranton $36,130 Gainesville $35,880 Bowling Green $35,730 Charlottesville $35,720 Columbus $35,670 Orlando $35,650 South Bend $35,630 Tampa $35,600 Flint $35,560 Kokomo $35,510 Pittsburgh $35,460 Tallahassee $35,450 Saginaw $35,360 Lansing $35,340 Homosassa Springs $35,240 Hagerstown $35,210 Midland $35,170 Texarkana $35,170 San Antonio $35,140 Williamsport $34,970 Muskegon $34,850 Reading $34,800 Sebring $34,790 Niles $34,780 Richmond $34,700 Midland $34,600 Monroe $34,570 Lexington $34,540 Abilene $34,480 Erie $34,460 Panama City $34,430 Dallas $34,250 Virginia Beach $34,160 Houston $34,120 Gettysburg $34,050 Pensacola $34,000 Bay City $33,980 Harrisonburg $33,890 Lubbock $33,770 Lafayette $33,690 Sherman $33,690 Bloomington $33,650 Odessa $33,470 Corpus Christi $33,200 State College $33,190 College Station $33,040 Altoona $32,890 Lynchburg $32,660 Morgantown $32,650 Killeen $32,140 Terre Haute $32,140 Roanoke $32,050 Waco $31,840 Longview $31,740 Amarillo $31,650 Wichita Falls $31,600 Beaumont $31,400 Johnstown $30,740 El Paso $30,340 Victoria $30,260 Wheeling $30,110 San Angelo $30,030 Tyler $29,840 Charleston $29,570 Beckley $29,530 Laredo $29,220 McAllen $29,190 Weirton $29,020 Brownsville $28,790
CityMean salaryvs. Reading
Abilene, Texas$34,480-0.9%
Albany, Oregon$44,130+26.8%
Albany, New York$40,870+17.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$40,770+17.2%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$32,890-5.5%
Amarillo, Texas$31,650-9.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$37,680+8.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$40,020+15.0%
Austin, Texas$36,800+5.7%
Bakersfield, California$42,500+22.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$39,470+13.4%
Battle Creek, Michigan$36,580+5.1%
Bay City, Michigan$33,980-2.4%
Beaumont, Texas$31,400-9.8%
Beckley, West Virginia$29,530-15.1%
Bellingham, Washington$44,870+28.9%
Bend, Oregon$40,700+17.0%
Binghamton, New York$38,530+10.7%
Bloomington, Illinois$36,470+4.8%
Bloomington, Indiana$33,650-3.3%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$35,730+2.7%
Bremerton, Washington$45,080+29.5%
Brownsville, Texas$28,790-17.3%
Buffalo, New York$39,040+12.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$38,090+9.5%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$44,300+27.3%
Champaign, Illinois$37,850+8.8%
Charleston, West Virginia$29,570-15.0%
Charlottesville, Virginia$35,720+2.6%
Chicago, Illinois$39,820+14.4%
Chico, California$42,680+22.6%
College Station, Texas$33,040-5.1%
Columbus, Indiana$35,670+2.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$33,200-4.6%
Corvallis, Oregon$38,090+9.5%
Crestview, Florida$37,220+7.0%
Dallas, Texas$34,250-1.6%
Deltona, Florida$36,250+4.2%
Detroit, Michigan$38,350+10.2%
Dover, Delaware$39,500+13.5%
El Centro, California$42,120+21.0%
Elkhart, Indiana$38,520+10.7%
Elmira, New York$38,300+10.1%
El Paso, Texas$30,340-12.8%
Erie, Pennsylvania$34,460-1.0%
Eugene, Oregon$39,840+14.5%
Evansville, Indiana$36,590+5.1%
Flint, Michigan$35,560+2.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$37,800+8.6%
Fresno, California$41,240+18.5%
Gainesville, Florida$35,880+3.1%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$34,050-2.2%
Glens Falls, New York$37,460+7.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$37,230+7.0%
Grants Pass, Oregon$38,950+11.9%
Hagerstown, Maryland$35,210+1.2%
Hanford, California$43,590+25.3%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$36,800+5.7%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$33,890-2.6%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$35,240+1.3%
Houston, Texas$34,120-2.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$36,250+4.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$37,030+6.4%
Ithaca, New York$39,470+13.4%
Jackson, Michigan$37,100+6.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$36,920+6.1%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$30,740-11.7%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$37,160+6.8%
Kankakee, Illinois$38,880+11.7%
Kennewick, Washington$43,410+24.7%
Killeen, Texas$32,140-7.6%
Kingston, New York$40,060+15.1%
Kiryas Joel, New York$40,050+15.1%
Kokomo, Indiana$35,510+2.0%
Lafayette, Indiana$33,690-3.2%
Lakeland, Florida$36,250+4.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$38,440+10.5%
Lansing, Michigan$35,340+1.6%
Laredo, Texas$29,220-16.0%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$36,520+4.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$34,540-0.7%
Lexington Park, Maryland$38,110+9.5%
Longview, Texas$31,740-8.8%
Longview, Washington$44,110+26.8%
Los Angeles, California$43,090+23.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$37,960+9.1%
Lubbock, Texas$33,770-3.0%
Lynchburg, Virginia$32,660-6.1%
McAllen, Texas$29,190-16.1%
Medford, Oregon$42,250+21.4%
Merced, California$43,430+24.8%
Miami, Florida$37,300+7.2%
Michigan City, Indiana$38,270+10.0%
Midland, Michigan$34,600-0.6%
Midland, Texas$35,170+1.1%
Modesto, California$42,390+21.8%
Monroe, Michigan$34,570-0.7%
Morgantown, West Virginia$32,650-6.2%
Mount Vernon, Washington$45,210+29.9%
Muskegon, Michigan$34,850+0.1%
Napa, California$46,400+33.3%
Naples, Florida$39,400+13.2%
New York, New York$42,290+21.5%
Niles, Michigan$34,780-0.1%
Sarasota, Florida$37,760+8.5%
Ocala, Florida$36,160+3.9%
Odessa, Texas$33,470-3.8%
Olympia, Washington$47,540+36.6%
Orlando, Florida$35,650+2.4%
Oxnard, California$43,210+24.2%
Palm Bay, Florida$37,660+8.2%
Panama City, Florida$34,430-1.1%
Pensacola, Florida$34,000-2.3%
Peoria, Illinois$37,210+6.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$39,230+12.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$35,460+1.9%
Portland, Oregon$42,950+23.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$36,310+4.3%
Punta Gorda, Florida$38,280+10.0%
Redding, California$41,020+17.9%
Richmond, Virginia$34,700-0.3%
Riverside, California$42,690+22.7%
Roanoke, Virginia$32,050-7.9%
Rochester, New York$39,210+12.7%
Rockford, Illinois$37,200+6.9%
Sacramento, California$43,640+25.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$35,360+1.6%
Salem, Oregon$39,600+13.8%
Salinas, California$43,080+23.8%
San Angelo, Texas$30,030-13.7%
San Antonio, Texas$35,140+1.0%
San Diego, California$44,000+26.4%
San Francisco, California$47,540+36.6%
San Jose, California$48,600+39.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$43,050+23.7%
Santa Cruz, California$43,470+24.9%
Santa Maria, California$43,910+26.2%
Santa Rosa, California$45,030+29.4%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$36,130+3.8%
Seattle, Washington$48,930+40.6%
Sebastian, Florida$36,870+5.9%
Sebring, Florida$34,790-0.0%
Sherman, Texas$33,690-3.2%
South Bend, Indiana$35,630+2.4%
Spokane, Washington$42,650+22.6%
Springfield, Illinois$36,350+4.5%
State College, Pennsylvania$33,190-4.6%
Stockton, California$44,490+27.8%
Syracuse, New York$40,260+15.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$35,450+1.9%
Tampa, Florida$35,600+2.3%
Terre Haute, Indiana$32,140-7.6%
Texarkana, Texas$35,170+1.1%
Traverse City, Michigan$37,710+8.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$39,910+14.7%
Tyler, Texas$29,840-14.3%
Utica, New York$36,740+5.6%
Vallejo, California$45,200+29.9%
Victoria, Texas$30,260-13.0%
Vineland, New Jersey$38,990+12.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$34,160-1.8%
Visalia, California$41,410+19.0%
Waco, Texas$31,840-8.5%
Walla Walla, Washington$40,310+15.8%
Watertown, New York$36,360+4.5%
Weirton, West Virginia$29,020-16.6%
Wenatchee, Washington$43,850+26.0%
Wheeling, West Virginia$30,110-13.5%
Wichita Falls, Texas$31,600-9.2%
Wildwood, Florida$37,570+8.0%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$34,970+0.5%
Winchester, Virginia$36,190+4.0%
Yakima, Washington$43,030+23.6%
York, Pennsylvania$38,430+10.4%
Yuba City, California$42,040+20.8%
Gross salary
34,800/yr
Estimated take-home
29,073/yr
Est. total withheld
16.5%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-3011 SOC code
Official area Reading, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 39740 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
429,989