What are the main factors that influence an AM Baker's salary?

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

How does experience change An AM Baker's salary?

An AM Baker's salary grows with experience: a AM Baker (0-1 years)earns $35,880, a Proof Operator, Sr. (1-3 years)earns $44,850, a Proof Supervisor (3+ years)earns $62,256, a Proof Department Manager (3-5 years)earns $73,840,

What are the highest paying states for an AM Baker?

AM Baker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for AM Baker roles are District of Columbia $40,358, California $40,205, Massachusetts $39,669. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of AM Baker roles make?

Salaries for AM Baker level roles vary by specialization: AM Dispatcher: $50,864; AM Sorter: $41,729; AM Stocker: $41,095; Caregiver AM: $39,334; AM Merchandising: $36,558.

How do different companies affect an AM Baker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for AM Baker roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

AM Baker Salary in the United States

How much does an AM Baker make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an AM Baker in the United States is $36,450 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $18.

However, an AM Baker's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $41,676
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $32,966 to $39,186
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,794

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AM Baker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,186	$3,265	$754	$19
Average	$36,450	$3,038	$701	$18
25th Percentile	$32,966	$2,747	$634	$16

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Key Factors That Influence AM Baker Salaries

An AM Baker'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 Do AM Baker 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 AM Bakers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $40,358.
California: $40,205.
Massachusetts: $39,669.

District of Columbia $40,358

California $40,205

Massachusetts $39,669

Washington $39,523

New Jersey $39,508

Alaska $39,457

Connecticut $38,954

New York $38,750

Hawaii $38,098

Rhode Island $37,792

Maryland $37,584

Minnesota $37,299

Colorado $37,190

Illinois $37,154

Oregon $37,015

Delaware $36,913

New Hampshire $36,849

Virginia $36,705

Pennsylvania $36,286

Nevada $36,075

North Dakota $36,006

Michigan $35,896

Wisconsin $35,856

Vermont $35,776

Texas $35,554

Maine $35,539

Arizona $35,517

Ohio $35,492

Georgia $35,156

Indiana $34,989

Wyoming $34,956

Utah $34,905

Iowa $34,883

Kansas $34,708

Louisiana $34,657

North Carolina $34,639

Missouri $34,631

Florida $34,489

Montana $34,413

Nebraska $34,340

Kentucky $34,300

South Carolina $34,154

Tennessee $34,063

Idaho $34,026

New Mexico $33,760

Oklahoma $33,702

Alabama $33,487

South Dakota $33,126

Arkansas $32,929

West Virginia $32,823

Mississippi $32,506

Top Paying Cities for AM Bakers

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: $45,975
San Francisco: $45,471
Oakland: $44,513

San Jose, CA $45,975

San Francisco, CA $45,471

Oakland, CA $44,513

New York, NY $41,968

Paramus, NJ $41,458

Queens Village, NY $41,456

Passaic, NJ $41,422

Bergenfield, NJ $41,418

Stamford, CT $41,338

Huntington, NY $41,323

Newark, NJ $41,054

Bridgeport, CT $40,977

Vallejo, CA $40,904

New Brunswick, NJ $40,890

Petaluma, CA $40,868

Middlesex, NJ $40,799

Somerset, NJ $40,773

Santa Cruz, CA $40,726

Boston, MA $40,503

Monterey, CA $40,376

Seattle, WA $40,292

Santa Rosa, CA $40,285

Los Angeles, CA $40,274

Juneau, AK $40,179

Washington, DC $40,139

Orange, CA $40,009

Santa Ana, CA $39,913

Long Beach, CA $39,877

Anaheim, CA $39,869

Anchorage, AK $39,851

Santa Maria, CA $39,742

Everett, WA $39,734

Danbury, CT $39,606

Bremerton, WA $39,556

Tacoma, WA $39,425

New Suffolk, NY $39,424

Sacramento, CA $39,414

Santa Barbara, CA $39,374

Trenton, NJ $39,333

San Diego, CA $39,333

Brockton, MA $39,293

Fairbanks, AK $39,204

Lompoc, CA $39,111

Lowell, MA $39,082

Ventura, CA $39,075

Nashua, NH $39,067

Stockton, CA $39,064

Modesto, CA $38,798

Poughkeepsie, NY $38,717

Olympia, WA $38,648

Kennewick, WA $38,648

New Haven, CT $38,634

Lawrence, MA $38,502

Hartford, CT $38,466

Riverside, CA $38,459

New Bedford, MA $38,422

Richland, WA $38,422

Bakersfield, CA $38,371

San Bernardino, CA $38,357

New Britain, CT $38,353

Atlantic City, NJ $38,353

New London, CT $38,338

Norwich, CT $38,327

Portsmouth, NH $38,320

Boulder, CO $38,243

Portland, OR $38,193

Worcester, MA $38,189

Minneapolis, MN $38,076

Philadelphia, PA $38,025

Honolulu, HI $37,905

Saint Paul, MN $37,887

Vineland, NJ $37,879

Providence, RI $37,773

Chicago, IL $37,668

Bellingham, WA $37,624

Springfield, MA $37,595

Baltimore, MD $37,584

Chico, CA $37,493

Pittsfield, MA $37,394

Manchester, NH $37,325

Spokane, WA $37,165

Denver, CO $37,161

Albany, NY $36,990

Troy, NY $36,975

Nassau, NY $36,936

Schenectady, NY $36,899

Wilmington, DE $36,869

Burlington, VT $36,818

Salem, OR $36,804

Portland, ME $36,691

Yakima, WA $36,654

Rochester, MN $36,541

Reno, NV $36,523

Fresno, CA $36,523

Milwaukee, WI $36,490

Detroit, MI $36,454

Ann Arbor, MI $36,448

Allentown, PA $36,443

Colorado Springs, CO $36,381

Syracuse, NY $36,363

Carson City, NV $36,363

Houston, TX $36,312

Eugene, OR $36,293

Gary, IN $36,250

Springfield, OR $36,221

Bismarck, ND $36,213

Galveston, TX $36,188

Medford, OR $36,133

Fort Collins, CO $36,119

Concord, NH $36,100

Austin, TX $36,089

Mesa, AZ $36,013

Reading, PA $36,009

Phoenix, AZ $36,006

Dallas, TX $35,995

Saint Cloud, MN $35,960

Madison, WI $35,911

Utica, NY $35,812

Rochester, NY $35,754

Des Moines, IA $35,750

Raleigh, NC $35,747

Atlanta, GA $35,692

Battle Creek, MI $35,681

Salt Lake City, UT $35,670

Lancaster, PA $35,615

Harrisburg, PA $35,564

Kansas City, MO $35,528

Champaign, IL $35,521

Kansas City, KS $35,521

Fort Worth, TX $35,517

Columbus, OH $35,511

Boca Raton, FL $35,502

Pittsburgh, PA $35,488

Richmond, VA $35,473

Indianapolis, IN $35,466

Cleveland, OH $35,462

Las Vegas, NV $35,419

Cincinnati, OH $35,419

Petersburg, VA $35,364

Huntsville, AL $35,309

Lansing, MI $35,285

Lebanon, PA $35,280

Pueblo, CO $35,277

Appleton, WI $35,266

Buffalo, NY $35,251

Dayton, OH $35,240

Racine, WI $35,233

Charlotte, NC $35,229

Saint Louis, MO $35,218

York, PA $35,196

Elkhart, IN $35,196

Gastonia, NC $35,189

Billings, MT $35,181

Beaumont, TX $35,171

Lorain, OH $35,164

Benton Harbor, MI $35,156

Toledo, OH $35,149

Binghamton, NY $35,131

Rock Hill, SC $35,127

Rockford, IL $35,109

Springfield, IL $35,094

Elyria, OH $35,091

Fargo, ND $35,091

Flagstaff, AZ $35,065

Fort Lauderdale, FL $35,043

Duluth, MN $35,021

Miami, FL $35,021

Cheyenne, WY $34,996

Grand Forks, ND $34,996

Bangor, ME $34,916

Cedar Rapids, IA $34,876

Durham, NC $34,860

Louisville, KY $34,857

Grand Rapids, MI $34,850

Hialeah, FL $34,846

Casper, WY $34,795

Scranton, PA $34,752

New Orleans, LA $34,741

Virginia Beach, VA $34,737

Akron, OH $34,719

Peoria, IL $34,671

Sarasota, FL $34,664

Nashville, TN $34,639

Omaha, NE $34,639

Green Bay, WI $34,639

Baton Rouge, LA $34,620

Charleston, SC $34,613

Jamestown, NY $34,595

Davenport, IA $34,595

Tucson, AZ $34,577

Saint Petersburg, FL $34,555

Tampa, FL $34,547

Evansville, IN $34,526

Port Arthur, TX $34,526

Bradenton, FL $34,511

Santa Fe, NM $34,445

Orlando, FL $34,380

Clearwater, FL $34,369

Canton, OH $34,292

La Crosse, WI $34,292

Albuquerque, NM $34,270

Newport News, VA $34,267

High Point, NC $34,256

Ogden, UT $34,241

Corpus Christi, TX $34,212

Norfolk, VA $34,190

Laramie, WY $34,190

Rock Island, IL $34,168

Saginaw, MI $34,161

Jacksonville, FL $34,157

Salisbury, NC $34,150

Boise, ID $34,143

Moline, IL $34,125

Fort Myers, FL $34,114

Memphis, TN $34,106

Tulsa, OK $34,088

Waterloo, IA $34,066

Spartanburg, SC $34,030

Lincoln, NE $34,012

Fort Wayne, IN $34,004

Provo, UT $34,001

Cedar Falls, IA $33,957

San Antonio, TX $33,942

Greensboro, NC $33,928

South Bend, IN $33,924

Savannah, GA $33,884

Muskegon, MI $33,870

Birmingham, AL $33,866

Winston Salem, NC $33,848

Lake Charles, LA $33,760

Anderson, IN $33,753

Lexington, KY $33,742

Augusta, GA $33,731

Greenville, SC $33,731

Lima, OH $33,702

Wichita, KS $33,698

Tuscaloosa, AL $33,698

Columbia, SC $33,665

Springfield, OH $33,658

Asheville, NC $33,600

Bloomington, IN $33,574

Knoxville, TN $33,443

Shreveport, LA $33,439

Wilmington, NC $33,392

Roanoke, VA $33,392

Topeka, KS $33,326

Frankfort, KY $33,322

Oklahoma City, OK $33,297

Chillicothe, OH $33,283

Longview, TX $33,279

Melbourne, FL $33,275

Sioux Falls, SD $33,217

Mobile, AL $33,213

Terre Haute, IN $33,199

Altoona, PA $33,177

Amarillo, TX $33,151

Killeen, TX $33,141

Fayetteville, AR $33,111

Chattanooga, TN $33,100

Sioux City, IA $33,068

Idaho Falls, ID $33,060

Lynchburg, VA $33,031

Gainesville, FL $32,984

Portsmouth, OH $32,966

Little Rock, AR $32,958

Lafayette, LA $32,944

Youngstown, OH $32,944

Daytona Beach, FL $32,922

Clarksville, TN $32,918

Pensacola, FL $32,915

Temple, TX $32,912

Hopkinsville, KY $32,805

Erie, PA $32,798

Florence, SC $32,783

Charleston, WV $32,725

Great Falls, MT $32,707

Macon, GA $32,656

Tallahassee, FL $32,652

Fayetteville, NC $32,645

Waco, TX $32,638

Helena, MT $32,612

Pine Bluff, AR $32,598

Vincennes, IN $32,554

Lubbock, TX $32,539

Alamogordo, NM $32,517

Twin Falls, ID $32,484

Rapid City, SD $32,473

Jackson, MS $32,408

Huntington, WV $32,405

Greenville, MS $32,404

Parkersburg, WV $32,367

Montgomery, AL $32,360

Wichita Falls, TX $32,324

Springfield, MO $32,324

Biloxi, MS $32,306

Monroe, LA $32,269

Johnstown, PA $32,244

Sumter, SC $32,229

Columbus, GA $32,226

Pascagoula, MS $32,156

Abilene, TX $32,156

Kingsport, TN $32,062

Albany, GA $32,062

Gulfport, MS $32,051

Alexandria, LA $31,930

Fort Smith, AR $31,839

El Paso, TX $31,741

Las Cruces, NM $31,577

Harlingen, TX $31,484

Pocatello, ID $31,478

Florence, AL $31,431

Brownsville, TX $31,424

Mcallen, TX $31,347

Dothan, AL $31,296

Columbus, MS $31,080

Altus, OK $30,910

Lawton, OK $30,841

Pierre, SD $30,709

What Skills Can Increase an AM Baker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Problem Solving (Mentioned in 9.09% Job Postings): Analyzing and identifying the root cause of problems and applying critical thinking skills to solve problems.
Bank Operations (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Banking operations are bank-specific economic activities listed in the Banking Law which involve provision of certain financial services to their recipients against payment and under an agreement concluded with the client.
Computer Knowledge (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with skill levels ranging from elementary use to computer programming and advanced problem solving.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Problem Solving	9.09%
Bank Operations	4.55%
Computer Knowledge	4.55%

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 an AM Baker's salary.

Listening: Can increase your salary by up to 32%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 25%.
Accounting: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Listening	$48,114	32%
Presentation	$45,563	25%
Accounting	$40,460	11%
Microsoft Word	$39,731	9%
PowerPoint	$39,731	9%
Flexibility	$38,273	5%

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How Education impacts an AM Baker's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many AM Bakers enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an AM Baker with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $31,307 and $33,305).

AM Baker Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for AM Baker

No Diploma 50.0%

High School 50.0%

Associates 15.0%

Bachelors 30.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 5.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	50.0%
High School	50.0%
Associates	15.0%
Bachelors	30.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	5.0%

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AM Baker Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an AM Baker'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

$32,966

Average $36,450/year

$39,186

$2,747

Average $3,038/month

$3,265

$634

Average $701/week

$754

$16

Average $18/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,186	$3,265	$754	$19
Average	$36,450	$3,038	$701	$18
25th Percentile	$32,966	$2,747	$634	$16

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Salary Trends for AM Baker

Salaries for an AM Baker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $33,423 in 2023 to around $32,781 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of AM Baker salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$33,118

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2023	$33,423
2024	$33,118
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