The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Tuscaloosa 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 | $19,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,840.
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 | $25,070 | 6.26% | 19.70% |
| 2021 | $23,500 | -4.04% | - |
| 2020 | $24,450 | 5.69% | - |
| 2019 | $23,060 | -5.03% | - |
| 2018 | $24,220 | 2.44% | - |
| 2017 | $23,630 | 7.24% | - |
| 2016 | $21,920 | -1.23% | - |
| 2015 | $22,190 | 2.52% | - |
| 2014 | $21,630 | 0.83% | - |
| 2013 | $21,450 | 6.15% | - |
| 2012 | $20,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,070 in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 10.2 percent (10.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence-Muscle Shoals.