Baker Salary Australia
Baker Salary / Wage
Salary and wage information for bakers is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.
The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Code (ANZSCO) for bakers is 351111 and for pastrycooks is 351112 .
Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are baker, pastrycook, doughmaker, cake decorator, baker apprentice, qualified baker and head baker.
Food trade workers in 2010 earned an average of $854 a week in ordinary earnings rising to $890 including overtime and worked an average of 39.5 hours a week.*
Baker Salaries / Wages in 2011 – 2012
| Job Title | Salary / Wage $ | Location |
| Baker | 35,000 – 45,000 | Sydney |
| Apprentice Baker | 10 – 20 per hour | Sydney |
| Factory Hand / Baker | 20 – 25 per hour | New South Wales |
| Baker | 36,000 – 43,000 | Melbourne |
| Qualified Baker | 15 – 25 per hour | Melbourne |
| Baker | 15 – 20 per hour | Gold Coast |
| Apprentice Baker | 15,000 – 25,000 | Perth |
| Qualified Baker | 50,000 – 55,000 | Perth |
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*Data from Australian Bureau of Statistics