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According to a 2008 StarChefs.com Salary Survey, pastry chefs made an average of $46,228 in 2008. Experienced pastry chefs can make anywhere between $35,000 and $100,000 a y â¦ ear. http://www.starchefs.com/features/editors_dish/salary_survey/2008/html/index.shtml.
Around here (CA), bakers get between $10-$15/hour. If you get into pastry arts, then it goes higher to $18-$20/hr. Source(s): What I consistenly see in the job ads, which makes me wish I'd gone into pastry.est Answer: For a Baker the median pay according to the chart I'm looking at is $23,290. Scroll down the page and look under culinary in dark print. It breaks down all the culinary careers.