Bakers in Texas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,330
after federal, FICA and Texas tax
Tax takes
$4,460
13.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,183
Texas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Texas — 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
$33,790
Kept after tax
$29,330
Worth in national money
$30,183
State rank
46
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Texas is among the lower-paying states for bakers. The middle earner takes $33,790, ranking 46 of 51 states — about 9.07% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Texas, this one sits low: 450 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $33,790 the take-home is $29,330, which is worth about $30,183 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $33,830, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Texas ranks 46 of 51 for bakers, with a median of $33,790 — about 9.07% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Bakers occupies position 450 of 493 in Texas's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Texas's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for bakers on its $33,790 median: $29,330 retained after tax becomes $30,183 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $33,830 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Bakers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $24,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $33,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $44,020 |
| This salary | $33,790 |
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 Texas | $29,330 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Florida | $29,330 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,831 |
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 | $33,790 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,358 |
| Prices in Florida | 103 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 Texas earn less than $33,790. The published range is $24,430 up to $44,020, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Texas the take-home figure of $29,330, from $33,790, 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 450 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Texas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $30,183, the adjusted value of that $33,790 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 450 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for bakers in Texas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $24,430 to $44,020. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Texas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $29,330 from $33,790. 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 450 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Texas, so $30,183 — the adjusted value of that $33,790 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 450 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $24,430 and the top tenth $44,020, so most people doing this work in Texas sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Texas sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $30,183 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $29,330 of this wage reaches your account, because Texas takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
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 ($24,430 to $44,020) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Texas rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Texas'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 $30,183 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Texas levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $29,330 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
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.