Bakers in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,162
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$5,848
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,158
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$35,010
Kept after tax
$29,162
Worth in national money
$30,158
State rank
36
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for bakers is on the low side in Georgia. The middle earner gets $35,010. That is 36 of 51 states, and about 5.79% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 492 occupations Georgia publishes, bakers lands at 445. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $35,010 the take-home is $29,162; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $30,158 would nationally. The average lands at $34,540, below the middle of the range.
- For bakers, Georgia sits in the lower band at $35,010, ranking 36 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 5.79%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Georgia, this work ranks 445 of 492 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Post-tax income for bakers in Georgia, on $35,010, is $29,162 — equivalent to $30,158 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $34,540 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Bakers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,550 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,380 |
| This salary | $35,010 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $29,162 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,311 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,034 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $33,581 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,250 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $35,010. The published range is $22,550 up to $46,380, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $29,162, from $35,010, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 445 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $30,158 uses one figure for the whole of Georgia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 445.
- Reported values are medians; for bakers in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $22,550 to $46,380. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $29,162 from $35,010. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 445 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $30,158, worked from $35,010, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Georgia address, on work sitting at 445 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $22,550 at the bottom tenth to $46,380 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $30,158.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Georgia's own levy, $29,162 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($22,550 to $46,380) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $30,158 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $29,162 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.