The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $30,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,310.
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 | $34,010 | 11.91% | 16.55% |
| 2021 | $29,960 | -0.43% | - |
| 2020 | $30,090 | 7.15% | - |
| 2019 | $27,940 | 4.08% | - |
| 2018 | $26,800 | -2.95% | - |
| 2017 | $27,590 | -2.86% | - |
| 2016 | $28,380 | 0.74% | - |
| 2015 | $28,170 | -0.75% | - |
| 2012 | $28,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,010 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 45.4 percent (45.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hanford-Corcoran.