The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $35,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,810.
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 | $38,550 | 6.82% | 36.47% |
| 2021 | $35,920 | 1.98% | - |
| 2020 | $35,210 | 5.45% | - |
| 2019 | $33,290 | 11.69% | - |
| 2018 | $29,400 | 5.41% | - |
| 2017 | $27,810 | 2.30% | - |
| 2016 | $27,170 | 7.62% | - |
| 2015 | $25,100 | 3.86% | - |
| 2014 | $24,130 | -1.66% | - |
| 2013 | $24,530 | 0.16% | - |
| 2012 | $24,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,550, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $38,100). In comparison, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 1.2 percent (1.2%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.