What are the main factors that influence a Bakery Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Bakery Assistant's salary?

A Bakery Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $34,343 for beginners, reaching about $35,136 at mid-level, and approach $35,321 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Bakery Assistant?

Bakery Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Bakery Assistant roles are District of Columbia $37,655, California $37,512, Massachusetts $37,012. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Bakery Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Bakery Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Bakery Supervisor: $53,453; FT Deli Bakery Assistant Manager: $53,283; Bakery Manager: $52,234; Assistant Bakery Manager Trainee: $51,976; Assistant Deli/Bakery Manager: $46,008.

How do different companies affect a Bakery Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Bakery Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like ToysRUs ($99,243) and Kia Motors Corp ($95,771) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $62,550.

Bakery Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Bakery Assistant make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Bakery Assistant in the United States is $34,009 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Bakery Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,418
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,609 to $36,317
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,423

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Bakery Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,317	$3,026	$698	$17
Average	$34,009	$2,834	$654	$16
25th Percentile	$31,609	$2,634	$608	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Bakery Assistant Salaries

A Bakery Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Bakery Assistant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Bakery Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $34,343
Early Career (1-2 years): $34,583
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $35,136
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $35,247
Expert (over 8 years): $35,321

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Bakery Assistant	$34,343
Intermediate Level Bakery Assistant	$34,583
Senior Level Bakery Assistant	$35,136
Specialist Level Bakery Assistant	$35,247
Expert Level Bakery Assistant	$35,321

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How Do Bakery Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Bakery Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,655.
California: $37,512.
Massachusetts: $37,012.

District of Columbia $37,655

California $37,512

Massachusetts $37,012

Washington $36,876

New Jersey $36,863

Alaska $36,815

Connecticut $36,346

New York $36,155

Hawaii $35,547

Rhode Island $35,261

Maryland $35,067

Minnesota $34,802

Colorado $34,700

Illinois $34,666

Oregon $34,536

Delaware $34,441

New Hampshire $34,381

Virginia $34,247

Pennsylvania $33,856

Nevada $33,659

North Dakota $33,594

Michigan $33,492

Wisconsin $33,455

Vermont $33,380

Texas $33,173

Maine $33,159

Arizona $33,139

Ohio $33,115

Georgia $32,802

Indiana $32,646

Wyoming $32,615

Utah $32,567

Iowa $32,547

Kansas $32,384

Louisiana $32,336

North Carolina $32,319

Missouri $32,312

Florida $32,180

Montana $32,108

Nebraska $32,040

Kentucky $32,003

South Carolina $31,867

Tennessee $31,782

Idaho $31,748

New Mexico $31,499

Oklahoma $31,445

Alabama $31,244

South Dakota $30,908

Arkansas $30,724

West Virginia $30,625

Mississippi $30,329

Top Paying Cities for Bakery Assistants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $42,896
San Francisco: $42,426
Oakland: $41,532

San Jose, CA $42,896

San Francisco, CA $42,426

Oakland, CA $41,532

New York, NY $39,158

Paramus, NJ $38,682

Queens Village, NY $38,680

Passaic, NJ $38,648

Bergenfield, NJ $38,645

Stamford, CT $38,570

Huntington, NY $38,556

Newark, NJ $38,305

Bridgeport, CT $38,233

Vallejo, CA $38,165

New Brunswick, NJ $38,152

Petaluma, CA $38,131

Middlesex, NJ $38,067

Somerset, NJ $38,043

Santa Cruz, CA $37,999

Boston, MA $37,791

Monterey, CA $37,672

Seattle, WA $37,594

Santa Rosa, CA $37,587

Los Angeles, CA $37,577

Juneau, AK $37,488

Washington, DC $37,451

Orange, CA $37,330

Santa Ana, CA $37,240

Long Beach, CA $37,206

Anaheim, CA $37,199

Anchorage, AK $37,182

Santa Maria, CA $37,080

Everett, WA $37,074

Danbury, CT $36,954

Bremerton, WA $36,907

Tacoma, WA $36,784

New Suffolk, NY $36,784

Sacramento, CA $36,774

Santa Barbara, CA $36,737

Trenton, NJ $36,699

San Diego, CA $36,699

Brockton, MA $36,662

Fairbanks, AK $36,579

Lompoc, CA $36,492

Lowell, MA $36,464

Ventura, CA $36,458

Nashua, NH $36,451

Stockton, CA $36,448

Modesto, CA $36,199

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,125

Olympia, WA $36,060

Kennewick, WA $36,060

New Haven, CT $36,046

Lawrence, MA $35,924

Hartford, CT $35,890

Riverside, CA $35,883

New Bedford, MA $35,849

Richland, WA $35,849

Bakersfield, CA $35,802

San Bernardino, CA $35,788

New Britain, CT $35,785

Atlantic City, NJ $35,785

New London, CT $35,771

Norwich, CT $35,761

Portsmouth, NH $35,754

Boulder, CO $35,682

Portland, OR $35,635

Worcester, MA $35,632

Minneapolis, MN $35,526

Philadelphia, PA $35,479

Honolulu, HI $35,366

Saint Paul, MN $35,350

Vineland, NJ $35,342

Providence, RI $35,244

Chicago, IL $35,145

Bellingham, WA $35,104

Springfield, MA $35,077

Baltimore, MD $35,067

Chico, CA $34,982

Pittsfield, MA $34,890

Manchester, NH $34,826

Spokane, WA $34,676

Denver, CO $34,672

Albany, NY $34,513

Troy, NY $34,499

Nassau, NY $34,463

Schenectady, NY $34,428

Wilmington, DE $34,400

Burlington, VT $34,353

Salem, OR $34,339

Portland, ME $34,234

Yakima, WA $34,200

Rochester, MN $34,094

Reno, NV $34,077

Fresno, CA $34,077

Milwaukee, WI $34,047

Detroit, MI $34,013

Ann Arbor, MI $34,007

Allentown, PA $34,002

Colorado Springs, CO $33,945

Syracuse, NY $33,928

Carson City, NV $33,928

Houston, TX $33,880

Eugene, OR $33,863

Gary, IN $33,822

Springfield, OR $33,795

Bismarck, ND $33,788

Galveston, TX $33,764

Medford, OR $33,713

Fort Collins, CO $33,700

Concord, NH $33,683

Austin, TX $33,673

Mesa, AZ $33,601

Reading, PA $33,598

Phoenix, AZ $33,594

Dallas, TX $33,584

Saint Cloud, MN $33,552

Madison, WI $33,506

Utica, NY $33,414

Rochester, NY $33,360

Des Moines, IA $33,356

Raleigh, NC $33,353

Atlanta, GA $33,302

Battle Creek, MI $33,292

Salt Lake City, UT $33,282

Lancaster, PA $33,230

Harrisburg, PA $33,183

Kansas City, MO $33,149

Champaign, IL $33,142

Kansas City, KS $33,142

Fort Worth, TX $33,139

Columbus, OH $33,133

Boca Raton, FL $33,125

Pittsburgh, PA $33,111

Richmond, VA $33,098

Indianapolis, IN $33,091

Cleveland, OH $33,088

Las Vegas, NV $33,047

Cincinnati, OH $33,047

Petersburg, VA $32,996

Huntsville, AL $32,945

Lansing, MI $32,922

Lebanon, PA $32,918

Pueblo, CO $32,914

Appleton, WI $32,904

Buffalo, NY $32,890

Dayton, OH $32,880

Racine, WI $32,873

Charlotte, NC $32,870

Saint Louis, MO $32,860

York, PA $32,839

Elkhart, IN $32,839

Gastonia, NC $32,833

Billings, MT $32,825

Beaumont, TX $32,816

Lorain, OH $32,809

Benton Harbor, MI $32,802

Toledo, OH $32,795

Binghamton, NY $32,778

Rock Hill, SC $32,775

Rockford, IL $32,758

Springfield, IL $32,744

Elyria, OH $32,741

Fargo, ND $32,741

Flagstaff, AZ $32,717

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,697

Duluth, MN $32,676

Miami, FL $32,676

Cheyenne, WY $32,652

Grand Forks, ND $32,652

Bangor, ME $32,578

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,540

Durham, NC $32,526

Louisville, KY $32,523

Grand Rapids, MI $32,516

Hialeah, FL $32,513

Casper, WY $32,465

Scranton, PA $32,424

New Orleans, LA $32,414

Virginia Beach, VA $32,411

Akron, OH $32,394

Peoria, IL $32,350

Sarasota, FL $32,343

Nashville, TN $32,319

Omaha, NE $32,319

Green Bay, WI $32,319

Baton Rouge, LA $32,302

Charleston, SC $32,295

Jamestown, NY $32,278

Davenport, IA $32,278

Tucson, AZ $32,261

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,241

Tampa, FL $32,234

Evansville, IN $32,214

Port Arthur, TX $32,214

Bradenton, FL $32,200

Santa Fe, NM $32,139

Orlando, FL $32,078

Clearwater, FL $32,067

Canton, OH $31,996

La Crosse, WI $31,996

Albuquerque, NM $31,976

Newport News, VA $31,972

High Point, NC $31,962

Ogden, UT $31,948

Corpus Christi, TX $31,921

Norfolk, VA $31,901

Laramie, WY $31,901

Rock Island, IL $31,880

Saginaw, MI $31,874

Jacksonville, FL $31,870

Salisbury, NC $31,863

Boise, ID $31,857

Moline, IL $31,840

Fort Myers, FL $31,829

Memphis, TN $31,823

Tulsa, OK $31,805

Waterloo, IA $31,785

Spartanburg, SC $31,751

Lincoln, NE $31,734

Fort Wayne, IN $31,727

Provo, UT $31,724

Cedar Falls, IA $31,683

San Antonio, TX $31,669

Greensboro, NC $31,656

South Bend, IN $31,652

Savannah, GA $31,615

Muskegon, MI $31,601

Birmingham, AL $31,598

Winston Salem, NC $31,581

Lake Charles, LA $31,499

Anderson, IN $31,493

Lexington, KY $31,482

Augusta, GA $31,472

Greenville, SC $31,472

Lima, OH $31,445

Wichita, KS $31,442

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,442

Columbia, SC $31,411

Springfield, OH $31,404

Asheville, NC $31,350

Bloomington, IN $31,326

Knoxville, TN $31,204

Shreveport, LA $31,200

Wilmington, NC $31,156

Roanoke, VA $31,156

Topeka, KS $31,095

Frankfort, KY $31,091

Oklahoma City, OK $31,067

Chillicothe, OH $31,054

Longview, TX $31,050

Melbourne, FL $31,047

Sioux Falls, SD $30,993

Mobile, AL $30,989

Terre Haute, IN $30,976

Altoona, PA $30,955

Amarillo, TX $30,931

Killeen, TX $30,921

Fayetteville, AR $30,894

Chattanooga, TN $30,884

Sioux City, IA $30,853

Idaho Falls, ID $30,846

Lynchburg, VA $30,819

Gainesville, FL $30,775

Portsmouth, OH $30,758

Little Rock, AR $30,751

Lafayette, LA $30,738

Youngstown, OH $30,738

Daytona Beach, FL $30,717

Clarksville, TN $30,714

Pensacola, FL $30,710

Temple, TX $30,708

Hopkinsville, KY $30,608

Erie, PA $30,602

Florence, SC $30,588

Charleston, WV $30,534

Great Falls, MT $30,517

Macon, GA $30,469

Tallahassee, FL $30,466

Fayetteville, NC $30,459

Waco, TX $30,452

Helena, MT $30,428

Pine Bluff, AR $30,415

Vincennes, IN $30,374

Lubbock, TX $30,360

Alamogordo, NM $30,340

Twin Falls, ID $30,309

Rapid City, SD $30,299

Jackson, MS $30,238

Huntington, WV $30,235

Greenville, MS $30,234

Parkersburg, WV $30,200

Montgomery, AL $30,193

Wichita Falls, TX $30,159

Springfield, MO $30,159

Biloxi, MS $30,142

Monroe, LA $30,108

Johnstown, PA $30,085

Sumter, SC $30,071

Columbus, GA $30,068

Pascagoula, MS $30,003

Abilene, TX $30,003

Kingsport, TN $29,915

Albany, GA $29,915

Gulfport, MS $29,904

Alexandria, LA $29,792

Fort Smith, AR $29,707

El Paso, TX $29,615

Las Cruces, NM $29,462

Harlingen, TX $29,376

Pocatello, ID $29,370

Florence, AL $29,326

Brownsville, TX $29,319

Mcallen, TX $29,248

Dothan, AL $29,200

Columbus, MS $28,998

Altus, OK $28,840

Lawton, OK $28,775

Pierre, SD $28,653

What Skills Can Increase a Bakery Assistant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 20.11% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Product Quality (Mentioned in 3.86% Job Postings): Product quality refers to how well a product satisfies customer needs, serves its purpose and meets industry standards. When evaluating product quality, businesses consider several key factors, including whether a product solves a problem, works efficiently or suits customers' purposes.
Food Preparation (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to food preparation: Food preparation – art form and applied science that includes but is not limited to cooking.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	20.11%
Product Quality	3.86%
Food Preparation	1.38%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Bakery Assistant's salary.

WFM: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Standard Operating Procedures: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Service Excellence: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
WFM	$37,070	9%
Standard Operating Procedures	$36,390	7%
Service Excellence	$36,050	6%
Work Ethic	$35,710	5%
Housekeeping	$35,710	5%
Communicates Effectively	$35,370	4%

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How Education impacts a Bakery Assistant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Bakery Assistants enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Bakery Assistant with a No Diploma is between $30,508 and $33,014).

Bakery Assistant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Bakery Assistant

No Diploma 6.1%

High School 54.5%

Associates 27.3%

Bachelors 9.1%

Masters 3.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	6.1%
High School	54.5%
Associates	27.3%
Bachelors	9.1%
Masters	3.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Bakery Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Bakery Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$31,609

Average $34,009/year

$36,317

$2,634

Average $2,834/month

$3,026

$608

Average $654/week

$698

$15

Average $16/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,317	$3,026	$698	$17
Average	$34,009	$2,834	$654	$16
25th Percentile	$31,609	$2,634	$608	$15

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Salary Trends for Bakery Assistant

Salaries for a Bakery Assistant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $35,671 in 2023 to around $35,751 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Bakery Assistant salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$35,933

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