The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 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 | $18,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,070.
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 | $24,670 | 8.23% | 23.67% |
| 2021 | $22,640 | 5.21% | - |
| 2020 | $21,460 | 6.76% | - |
| 2019 | $20,010 | -20.84% | - |
| 2018 | $24,180 | 7.32% | - |
| 2017 | $22,410 | 6.25% | - |
| 2016 | $21,010 | 11.23% | - |
| 2015 | $18,650 | 0.64% | - |
| 2014 | $18,530 | 1.13% | - |
| 2013 | $18,320 | -2.78% | - |
| 2012 | $18,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,670 in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 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 Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 8.7 percent (8.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence-Muscle Shoals.
| 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 |