The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $17,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,790.
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 | $22,520 | 2.09% | 18.92% |
| 2021 | $22,050 | 14.29% | - |
| 2020 | $18,900 | 0.00% | - |
| 2019 | $18,900 | 0.95% | - |
| 2018 | $18,720 | -0.05% | - |
| 2017 | $18,730 | -18.31% | - |
| 2015 | $22,160 | 3.07% | - |
| 2014 | $21,480 | 6.75% | - |
| 2013 | $20,030 | 8.84% | - |
| 2012 | $18,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $22,520, Florence-Muscle Shoals is the lowest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Alabama, following city of Huntsville (median annual salary of $27,970). In comparison, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying city Huntsville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Decatur | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Montgomery | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Gadsden | |
| Mobile | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals |