The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $24,390 | 6.44% | 25.42% |
| 2021 | $22,820 | -0.09% | - |
| 2020 | $22,840 | 1.66% | - |
| 2019 | $22,460 | -0.13% | - |
| 2018 | $22,490 | 9.52% | - |
| 2017 | $20,350 | 3.98% | - |
| 2016 | $19,540 | 5.12% | - |
| 2015 | $18,540 | 2.48% | - |
| 2014 | $18,080 | 0.77% | - |
| 2013 | $17,940 | -1.39% | - |
| 2012 | $18,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,390 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Birmingham-Hoover is 12.8 percent (12.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 7.7 percent (7.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence-Muscle Shoals.