The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Waterbury, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Waterbury 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 | $27,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Waterbury, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,730.
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 | $28,980 | 1.45% | 20.74% |
| 2021 | $28,560 | 11.66% | - |
| 2020 | $25,230 | 0.63% | - |
| 2019 | $25,070 | 0.20% | - |
| 2018 | $25,020 | 1.76% | - |
| 2017 | $24,580 | 3.05% | - |
| 2016 | $23,830 | 3.57% | - |
| 2015 | $22,980 | -6.79% | - |
| 2014 | $24,540 | 3.91% | - |
| 2013 | $23,580 | 2.59% | - |
| 2012 | $22,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,980 in Waterbury is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Waterbury is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk and 33.9 percent (33.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| New Haven | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Danbury | |
| Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterbury | |
| Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |