Bakers in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,715
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$4,845
14.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,365
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — 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
$34,560
Kept after tax
$29,715
Worth in national money
$32,365
State rank
38
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for bakers is on the low side in Ohio. The middle earner gets $34,560. That is 38 of 51 states, and about 7% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 494 occupations Ohio publishes, bakers lands at 462. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $34,560 you keep $29,715 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $32,365 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $34,430.
- For bakers, Ohio sits in the lower band at $34,560, ranking 38 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 7%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Ohio, this work ranks 462 of 494 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.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $29,715 after the full tax stack, from $34,560. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $32,365 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $34,430 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Bakers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $24,160 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,560 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,320 |
| This salary | $34,560 |
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 Ohio | $29,715 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,949 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,545 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $34,269 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,869 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of bakers in Ohio earn under $34,560 and half over. The published range runs $24,160 at the tenth percentile to $46,320 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $29,715 take-home in Ohio comes from $34,560. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 462 of 494.
- Two cautions on $32,365, the adjusted value of that $34,560 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Ohio. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 462 of 494 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for bakers in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $24,160 to $46,320; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $29,715, from $34,560, assumes a single Ohio filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 462 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 38 of 51 for it.
- This $32,365 adjusted figure, worked from $34,560, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 462 of 494 in the state. The occupation ranks 462 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $24,160 at the bottom tenth to $46,320 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Ohio sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $32,365 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Ohio then takes its own share, leaving $29,715.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($24,160 to $46,320) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio'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 $32,365 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 $29,715 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio 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.