The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $35,240, Washington is the highest paying state for laundry and dry-cleaning workers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $34,770). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $35,240 |
$30,830 | 2,640 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $34,770 |
$31,620 | 290 |
| 3 | California | $34,150 |
$29,880 | 13,990 |
| 4 | Alaska | $33,610 |
$25,230 | 580 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $33,070 |
$25,200 | 750 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $32,650 |
$30,400 | 4,980 |
| 7 | Oregon | $32,050 |
$28,870 | 1,990 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $31,900 |
$28,020 | 2,970 |
| 9 | North Dakota | $31,650 |
$26,230 | 680 |
| 10 | New York | $31,630 |
$28,420 | 12,320 |
| 11 | Colorado | $31,500 |
$28,050 | 3,200 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $30,870 |
$27,770 | 1,650 |
| 13 | Idaho | $30,750 |
$22,490 | 1,500 |
| 14 | Vermont | $30,750 |
$26,830 | 310 |
| 15 | New Jersey | $30,520 |
$27,040 | 4,660 |
| 16 | Arizona | $30,340 |
$27,920 | 3,030 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $30,280 |
$27,050 | 950 |
| 18 | Illinois | $29,960 |
$25,460 | 5,990 |
| 19 | Nevada | $29,640 |
$23,550 | 2,790 |
| 20 | Wyoming | $29,590 |
$22,880 | 490 |
| 21 | Maine | $29,370 |
$27,580 | 800 |
| 22 | Hawaii | $29,340 |
$24,890 | 1,630 |
| 23 | Iowa | $29,180 |
$22,690 | 1,760 |
| 24 | Maryland | $29,160 |
$26,000 | 4,040 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $29,070 |
$21,610 | 2,670 |
| 26 | Michigan | $28,960 |
$24,270 | 5,970 |
| 27 | Montana | $28,920 |
$23,400 | 1,080 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $28,830 |
$22,630 | 4,700 |
| 29 | South Dakota | $28,440 |
$23,840 | 650 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $28,340 |
$23,930 | 1,240 |
| 31 | Missouri | $28,260 |
$23,370 | 3,680 |
| 32 | Utah | $28,130 |
$19,450 | 1,160 |
| 33 | Virgin Islands | $27,870 |
$24,250 | 130 |
| 34 | Delaware | $27,380 |
$22,340 | 510 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $27,300 |
$23,920 | 1,330 |
| 36 | Indiana | $27,160 |
$21,970 | 4,030 |
| 37 | Ohio | $27,130 |
$21,930 | 7,230 |
| 38 | Virginia | $26,970 |
$22,880 | 3,840 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $26,820 |
$20,400 | 3,830 |
| 40 | Florida | $26,520 |
$22,080 | 13,570 |
| 41 | Arkansas | $26,410 |
$23,550 | 1,750 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $26,250 |
$21,680 | 2,970 |
| 43 | Kansas | $25,440 |
$20,900 | 1,640 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $25,390 |
$19,760 | 5,520 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $25,310 |
$19,080 | 2,550 |
| 46 | West Virginia | $24,960 |
$22,960 | 880 |
| 47 | Alabama | $24,480 |
$18,940 | 2,890 |
| 48 | Texas | $24,330 |
$19,150 | 15,630 |
| 49 | Georgia | $24,160 |
$20,410 | 5,440 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $23,270 |
$19,700 | 2,840 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $22,040 |
$17,740 | 2,710 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $21,440 |
$18,510 | 1,440 |
| 53 | Guam | $20,530 |
$19,720 | 90 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,340 |
$18,040 | 470 |