The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Boulder, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Boulder 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 | $29,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Boulder, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,850.
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 | $32,790 | 6.13% | 36.23% |
| 2021 | $30,780 | 8.93% | - |
| 2020 | $28,030 | 7.06% | - |
| 2019 | $26,050 | 0.19% | - |
| 2018 | $26,000 | 12.31% | - |
| 2017 | $22,800 | 3.95% | - |
| 2016 | $21,900 | 8.04% | - |
| 2015 | $20,140 | -7.25% | - |
| 2014 | $21,600 | 2.78% | - |
| 2013 | $21,000 | 0.43% | - |
| 2012 | $20,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,790 in Boulder is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Boulder is 3.2 percent (3.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Denver-Aurora-Broomfield and 42.9 percent (42.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area.