Highest-paying Cities for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for laundry and dry-cleaning workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $38,550, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $38,100). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$38,550	$35,810	570
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$38,100	$34,120	1,770
3	Napa, California	$36,570	$31,110	100
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$36,550	$32,660	1,510
5	Anchorage, Alaska	$36,420	$25,440	320
6	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$36,230	$24,300	290
7	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$35,720	$32,210	180
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$35,220	$30,170	950
9	Salinas, California	$34,740	$30,870	210
10	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$34,650	$31,020	120
11	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$34,620	$29,050	70
12	Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$34,610	$28,240	70
13	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$34,380	$25,610	1,270
14	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$34,130	$30,140	110
15	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$34,050	$29,790	1,530
16	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$34,010	$30,310	260
17	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$33,930	$29,810	4,960
18	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$33,890	$28,830	1,490
19	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$33,850	$27,770	190
20	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$33,810	$30,560	130
21	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$33,800	$31,000	40
22	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$33,660	$30,150	910
23	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$33,630	$30,050	120
24	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$33,610	$29,990	210
25	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$33,550	$28,950	350
26	Olympia, Washington	$33,550	$30,140	80
27	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$33,540	$30,420	130
28	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$33,520	$30,700	70
29	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$33,480	$30,820	80
30	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$33,340	$23,060	660
31	Modesto, California	$33,300	$29,480	130
32	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$33,150	$28,630	1,650
33	Ocean City, New Jersey	$33,070	$27,620	80
34	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$33,060	$29,170	1,090
35	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$32,930	$30,610	170
36	Fairbanks, Alaska	$32,830	$25,790	50
37	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$32,800	$29,450	12,700
38	Boulder, Colorado	$32,790	$29,850	130
39	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$32,660	$30,830	3,790
40	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$32,590	$30,240	60
41	Yakima, Washington	$32,490	$30,140	80
42	Salem, Oregon	$32,480	$28,660	80
43	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$32,410	$29,990	60
44	Sioux City, South Dakota	$32,390	$22,630	110
45	Spokane, Washington	$32,380	$30,140	300
46	Fresno, California	$32,360	$29,130	350
47	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$32,340	$29,410	230
48	Madison, Wisconsin	$32,320	$23,620	400
49	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$32,250	$24,760	130
50	East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$32,090	$17,220	70
51	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$32,040	$28,180	350
52	Bellingham, Washington	$32,030	$30,140	90
53	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$31,960	$22,350	130
54	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$31,830	$30,870	110
55	Ithaca, New York	$31,810	$27,560	30
56	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$31,790	$22,590	210
57	Flagstaff, Arizona	$31,730	$29,200	210
58	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$31,730	$27,610	110
59	Appleton, Wisconsin	$31,700	$21,530	130
60	St Cloud, Minnesota	$31,650	$28,920	200
61	Bismarck, North Dakota	$31,650	$26,280	120
62	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$31,590	$28,310	130
63	Redding, California	$31,520	$29,860	60
64	New Haven, Connecticut	$31,400	$27,780	240
65	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$31,370	$24,080	350
66	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$31,350	$20,560	100
67	Visalia-Porterville, California	$31,270	$29,120	110
68	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$31,200	$28,140	160
69	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$31,200	$24,090	100
70	Springfield, Massachusetts	$31,150	$29,640	290
71	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$31,130	$29,590	30
72	Stockton, California	$31,100	$30,440	320
73	East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$31,000	$20,190	30
74	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$30,960	$29,700	40
75	Greeley, Colorado	$30,950	$28,150	90
76	Chico, California	$30,950	$29,500	50
77	Bend, Oregon	$30,920	$28,790	120
78	Medford, Oregon	$30,900	$28,720	130
79	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$30,870	$28,420	730
80	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$30,870	$27,050	1,020
81	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$30,860	$28,860	2,030
82	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$30,860	$29,820	100
83	Missoula, Montana	$30,830	$23,710	120
84	Fargo, North Dakota	$30,820	$24,070	220
85	Reading, Pennsylvania	$30,810	$23,060	120
86	Kingston, New York	$30,770	$28,640	90
87	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$30,770	$26,000	2,770
88	Bloomington, Illinois	$30,730	$25,030	90
89	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$30,680	$21,710	160
90	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$30,680	$29,790	230
91	Carson City, Nevada	$30,670	$24,960	50
92	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$30,640	$26,830	160
93	Worcester, Massachusetts	$30,630	$29,640	370
94	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$30,630	$27,720	40
95	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$30,590	$27,780	100
96	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$30,580	$27,090	280
97	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$30,580	$28,990	30
98	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$30,510	$27,950	120
99	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$30,510	$27,870	160
100	Dubuque, Iowa	$30,450	$23,810	70

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