The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Salinas, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Salinas 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 | $30,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Salinas, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,870.
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 | $34,740 | 12.35% | 24.93% |
| 2021 | $30,450 | 0.00% | - |
| 2020 | $30,450 | 6.77% | - |
| 2019 | $28,390 | 0.88% | - |
| 2018 | $28,140 | 5.01% | - |
| 2017 | $26,730 | 0.26% | - |
| 2016 | $26,660 | -1.99% | - |
| 2015 | $27,190 | -1.18% | - |
| 2014 | $27,510 | 2.65% | - |
| 2013 | $26,780 | 2.61% | - |
| 2012 | $26,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,740 in Salinas is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Salinas is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 46.5 percent (46.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hanford-Corcoran.