What are the main factors that influence a Trainee Baker's salary?

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

How does experience change a Trainee Baker's salary?

A Trainee Baker's salary grows with experience: starting around $34,179 for beginners, reaching about $36,485 at mid-level, and approach $36,818 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Trainee Baker?

Trainee Baker salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Trainee Baker roles are District of Columbia $38,718, California $38,571, Massachusetts $38,057. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Trainee Baker roles make?

Salaries for Trainee Baker level roles vary by specialization: Lead Baker: $68,489; pastry baker: $62,748; Baker II: $48,135; Scratch Baker: $42,726; Cake Baker: $37,527.

How do different companies affect a Trainee Baker's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Trainee Baker roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Trainee Baker Salary in the United States

How much does a Trainee Baker make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Trainee Baker in the United States is $34,969 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $39,773
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $32,613 to $37,483
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $30,468

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Trainee Baker Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,483	$3,124	$721	$18
Average	$34,969	$2,914	$672	$17
25th Percentile	$32,613	$2,718	$627	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Trainee Baker Salaries

A Trainee 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Trainee Baker Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Trainee Baker'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): $34,179
Early Career (1-2 years): $34,969
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $36,485
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,707
Expert (over 8 years): $36,818

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Trainee Baker	$34,179
Intermediate Level Trainee Baker	$34,969
Senior Level Trainee Baker	$36,485
Specialist Level Trainee Baker	$36,707
Expert Level Trainee Baker	$36,818

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How Do Trainee 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 Trainee Bakers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $38,718.
California: $38,571.
Massachusetts: $38,057.

District of Columbia $38,718

California $38,571

Massachusetts $38,057

Washington $37,917

New Jersey $37,903

Alaska $37,854

Connecticut $37,371

New York $37,176

Hawaii $36,550

Rhode Island $36,256

Maryland $36,057

Minnesota $35,784

Colorado $35,679

Illinois $35,644

Oregon $35,511

Delaware $35,413

New Hampshire $35,352

Virginia $35,214

Pennsylvania $34,812

Nevada $34,609

North Dakota $34,542

Michigan $34,438

Wisconsin $34,399

Vermont $34,322

Texas $34,109

Maine $34,095

Arizona $34,074

Ohio $34,049

Georgia $33,728

Indiana $33,567

Wyoming $33,535

Utah $33,486

Iowa $33,465

Kansas $33,298

Louisiana $33,249

North Carolina $33,231

Missouri $33,224

Florida $33,088

Montana $33,014

Nebraska $32,944

Kentucky $32,906

South Carolina $32,766

Tennessee $32,679

Idaho $32,644

New Mexico $32,388

Oklahoma $32,332

Alabama $32,126

South Dakota $31,780

Arkansas $31,591

West Virginia $31,490

Mississippi $31,185

Top Paying Cities for Trainee 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: $44,107
San Francisco: $43,673
Oakland: $42,704

San Jose, CA $44,107

San Francisco, CA $43,673

Oakland, CA $42,704

New York, NY $40,526

Queens Village, NY $40,263

Paramus, NJ $39,984

Passaic, NJ $39,949

Bergenfield, NJ $39,914

Stamford, CT $39,861

Huntington, NY $39,826

Newark, NJ $39,599

Bridgeport, CT $39,529

New Brunswick, NJ $39,414

Vallejo, CA $39,340

Middlesex, NJ $39,319

Somerset, NJ $39,288

Petaluma, CA $39,207

Santa Cruz, CA $39,071

Boston, MA $39,001

Monterey, CA $38,826

Fairbanks, AK $38,802

Los Angeles, CA $38,735

Washington, DC $38,718

Seattle, WA $38,655

Santa Rosa, CA $38,648

Juneau, AK $38,546

Orange, CA $38,431

Anchorage, AK $38,368

Anaheim, CA $38,344

Santa Ana, CA $38,291

Nassau, NY $38,270

Long Beach, CA $38,256

Danbury, CT $38,246

Santa Maria, CA $38,127

Everett, WA $38,120

Bremerton, WA $37,948

Trenton, NJ $37,882

Sacramento, CA $37,868

San Diego, CA $37,851

Brockton, MA $37,837

Tacoma, WA $37,823

Santa Barbara, CA $37,774

Lowell, MA $37,634

New Suffolk, NY $37,620

Nashua, NH $37,578

Lompoc, CA $37,522

Ventura, CA $37,487

Stockton, CA $37,476

New Haven, CT $37,406

Atlantic City, NJ $37,316

Hartford, CT $37,239

Modesto, CA $37,221

Poughkeepsie, NY $37,144

New Britain, CT $37,127

Olympia, WA $37,078

Kennewick, WA $37,078

New London, CT $37,071

Norwich, CT $37,060

Lawrence, MA $37,043

Bakersfield, CA $36,945

Riverside, CA $36,896

New Bedford, MA $36,896

Richland, WA $36,861

Portsmouth, NH $36,833

Vineland, NJ $36,826

San Bernardino, CA $36,798

Boulder, CO $36,700

Worcester, MA $36,672

Portland, OR $36,641

Saint Paul, MN $36,599

Minneapolis, MN $36,599

Philadelphia, PA $36,550

Honolulu, HI $36,364

Springfield, MA $36,242

Providence, RI $36,238

Chicago, IL $36,137

Bellingham, WA $36,095

Baltimore, MD $36,057

Chico, CA $35,969

Wilmington, DE $35,910

Pittsfield, MA $35,875

Manchester, NH $35,808

Spokane, WA $35,654

Denver, CO $35,651

Albany, NY $35,487

Troy, NY $35,473

Schenectady, NY $35,399

Burlington, VT $35,322

Portland, ME $35,200

Salem, OR $35,172

Yakima, WA $35,165

Ann Arbor, MI $35,154

Rochester, MN $35,057

Fresno, CA $35,039

Reno, NV $35,039

Milwaukee, WI $35,008

Detroit, MI $34,973

Allentown, PA $34,962

Carson City, NV $34,959

Houston, TX $34,906

Colorado Springs, CO $34,903

Syracuse, NY $34,885

Eugene, OR $34,819

Bismarck, ND $34,777

Gary, IN $34,777

Galveston, TX $34,777

Springfield, OR $34,749

Medford, OR $34,665

Fort Collins, CO $34,651

Austin, TX $34,623

Mesa, AZ $34,549

Phoenix, AZ $34,542

Dallas, TX $34,532

Reading, PA $34,511

Saint Cloud, MN $34,497

Concord, NH $34,466

Madison, WI $34,452

Utica, NY $34,357

Raleigh, NC $34,329

Las Vegas, NV $34,326

Rochester, NY $34,301

Des Moines, IA $34,298

Atlanta, GA $34,242

Battle Creek, MI $34,231

Salt Lake City, UT $34,221

Lancaster, PA $34,168

Champaign, IL $34,161

Harrisburg, PA $34,119

Durham, NC $34,088

Kansas City, MO $34,084

Kansas City, KS $34,077

Fort Worth, TX $34,074

Boca Raton, FL $34,060

Cleveland, OH $34,056

Columbus, OH $34,049

Pittsburgh, PA $34,046

Richmond, VA $34,032

Indianapolis, IN $34,025

Cincinnati, OH $33,979

Petersburg, VA $33,927

Billings, MT $33,850

Lansing, MI $33,850

Huntsville, AL $33,850

Lebanon, PA $33,847

Dayton, OH $33,843

Pueblo, CO $33,843

Appleton, WI $33,833

Buffalo, NY $33,819

Racine, WI $33,801

Charlotte, NC $33,798

Saint Louis, MO $33,787

Springfield, IL $33,773

Elkhart, IN $33,766

York, PA $33,766

Gastonia, NC $33,763

Benton Harbor, MI $33,763

Beaumont, TX $33,742

Lorain, OH $33,735

Toledo, OH $33,721

Binghamton, NY $33,703

Rock Hill, SC $33,700

Rockford, IL $33,682

Fargo, ND $33,665

Elyria, OH $33,665

Flagstaff, AZ $33,640

Fort Lauderdale, FL $33,619

Miami, FL $33,598

Duluth, MN $33,542

Bangor, ME $33,497

Cedar Rapids, IA $33,458

Louisville, KY $33,441

Grand Rapids, MI $33,434

Hialeah, FL $33,430

Casper, WY $33,382

Scranton, PA $33,340

New Orleans, LA $33,329

Virginia Beach, VA $33,326

Akron, OH $33,308

Peoria, IL $33,263

Sarasota, FL $33,256

Green Bay, WI $33,231

Baton Rouge, LA $33,214

Charleston, SC $33,207

Nashville, TN $33,196

Jamestown, NY $33,189

Davenport, IA $33,189

Tucson, AZ $33,172

Cheyenne, WY $33,161

Saint Petersburg, FL $33,151

Tampa, FL $33,144

Omaha, NE $33,137

Port Arthur, TX $33,123

Evansville, IN $33,123

Bradenton, FL $33,109

Santa Fe, NM $33,046

Orlando, FL $33,011

Clearwater, FL $32,972

Canton, OH $32,899

La Crosse, WI $32,899

Grand Forks, ND $32,888

Albuquerque, NM $32,878

Tulsa, OK $32,878

Newport News, VA $32,874

High Point, NC $32,864

Ogden, UT $32,850

Corpus Christi, TX $32,822

Laramie, WY $32,801

Norfolk, VA $32,801

Rock Island, IL $32,780

Saginaw, MI $32,773

Jacksonville, FL $32,770

Salisbury, NC $32,763

Memphis, TN $32,756

Moline, IL $32,738

Fort Myers, FL $32,728

Waterloo, IA $32,682

Spartanburg, SC $32,647

Lincoln, NE $32,630

Fort Wayne, IN $32,623

Birmingham, AL $32,584

Cedar Falls, IA $32,577

Provo, UT $32,574

Springfield, OH $32,570

San Antonio, TX $32,563

Greensboro, NC $32,549

South Bend, IN $32,546

Winston Salem, NC $32,542

Boise, ID $32,532

Savannah, GA $32,507

Muskegon, MI $32,444

Lima, OH $32,402

Lake Charles, LA $32,388

Anderson, IN $32,381

Lexington, KY $32,371

Augusta, GA $32,360

Greenville, SC $32,360

Wichita, KS $32,329

Tuscaloosa, AL $32,329

Columbia, SC $32,297

Bloomington, IN $32,210

Roanoke, VA $32,189

Asheville, NC $32,144

Knoxville, TN $32,084

Shreveport, LA $32,081

Wilmington, NC $32,035

Frankfort, KY $31,969

Oklahoma City, OK $31,944

Chillicothe, OH $31,930

Longview, TX $31,927

Topeka, KS $31,916

Mobile, AL $31,864

Terre Haute, IN $31,850

Erie, PA $31,846

Altoona, PA $31,829

Melbourne, FL $31,818

Amarillo, TX $31,804

Killeen, TX $31,794

Fayetteville, AR $31,766

Sioux Falls, SD $31,741

Chattanooga, TN $31,720

Idaho Falls, ID $31,717

Gainesville, FL $31,644

Portsmouth, OH $31,626

Little Rock, AR $31,619

Lynchburg, VA $31,619

Lafayette, LA $31,605

Youngstown, OH $31,605

Temple, TX $31,591

Daytona Beach, FL $31,584

Clarksville, TN $31,581

Pensacola, FL $31,577

Hopkinsville, KY $31,472

Charleston, WV $31,469

Florence, SC $31,451

Sioux City, IA $31,430

Macon, GA $31,329

Tallahassee, FL $31,325

Fayetteville, NC $31,318

Waco, TX $31,311

Wichita Falls, TX $31,311

Pine Bluff, AR $31,297

Vincennes, IN $31,231

Lubbock, TX $31,217

Great Falls, MT $31,196

Alamogordo, NM $31,192

Abilene, TX $31,164

Rapid City, SD $31,119

Monroe, LA $31,119

Albany, GA $31,098

Huntington, WV $31,095

Jackson, MS $31,091

Greenville, MS $31,088

Parkersburg, WV $31,053

Montgomery, AL $31,046

Johnstown, PA $31,039

Springfield, MO $31,011

Biloxi, MS $30,993

Sumter, SC $30,920

Columbus, GA $30,916

Twin Falls, ID $30,895

Pascagoula, MS $30,850

Kingsport, TN $30,759

Gulfport, MS $30,748

Alexandria, LA $30,633

Fort Smith, AR $30,546

El Paso, TX $30,451

Helena, MT $30,406

Las Cruces, NM $30,294

Harlingen, TX $30,196

Pocatello, ID $30,164

Florence, AL $30,154

Brownsville, TX $30,147

Dothan, AL $30,091

Mcallen, TX $30,073

Columbus, MS $29,815

Altus, OK $29,654

Lawton, OK $29,587

Pierre, SD $29,461

What Skills Can Increase a Trainee Baker's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 18.36% 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.
Cash Handling (Mentioned in 2.76% Job Postings): Process of receiving and giving money in a business. In retail, cash handling ranges from the point of sale to the behind-the-scenes money management during the day.
Billing (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	18.36%
Cash Handling	2.76%
Billing	1.79%

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 Trainee Baker's salary.

Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Initiative	$37,417	7%
Coordination	$37,067	6%
Leadership	$36,718	5%
Presentation	$36,718	5%
Commitment	$36,368	4%
Written Communication	$36,368	4%

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

Understanding how a Trainee 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 January 01, 2026

$32,613

Average $34,969/year

$37,483

$2,718

Average $2,914/month

$3,124

$627

Average $672/week

$721

$16

Average $17/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$37,483	$3,124	$721	$18
Average	$34,969	$2,914	$672	$17
25th Percentile	$32,613	$2,718	$627	$16

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Salary Trends for Trainee Baker

Salaries for a Trainee Baker can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $38,115 in 2023 to around $37,452 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Trainee Baker salary trends, .

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2023

$38,115

2024

$37,990

2025

$37,452

2026

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2023	$38,115
2024	$37,990
2025	$37,452
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