“Baking is nothing like what you see on TV,” Chang says. “Hours are long, pay is low, and the work is extremely physical. Your nights, weekends, and holidays are gone forever.” Here, what a baker can expect to make across the country, according to data culled from the American Bakers Association.
ALABAMA $50,567
ALASKA $50,171
ARIZONA $47,614
ARKANSAS $46,128
CALIFORNIA $51,779
COLORADO $46,459
CONNECTICUT $61,854
DELAWARE $37,690
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $54,695
FLORIDA $39,359
GEORGIA $57,221
HAWAII $38,551
IDAHO $38,003
ILLINOIS $61,013
INDIANA $47,995
IOWA $48,383
KANSAS $45,260
KENTUCKY $50,343
LOUISIANA $39,943
MAINE $37,080
MARYLAND $51,266
MASSACHUSETTS $48,463
MICHIGAN $49,034
MINNESOTA $58,751
MISSISSIPPI $34,521
MISSOURI $49,305
MONTANA $34,391
NEBRASKA $46,613
NEVADA $43,342
NEW HAMPSHIRE $39,347
NEW JERSEY $58,385
NEW MEXICO $38,898
NEW YORK $47,708
NORTH CAROLINA $46,487
NORTH DAKOTA $43,243
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