The salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare laundry and dry-cleaning worker salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) laundry and dry-cleaning workers is $44,780. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $32,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid laundry and dry-cleaning workers is $20,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $32,620 | 3.43% | 12.48% |
| 2017 | $31,500 | -0.10% | - |
| 2016 | $31,530 | 2.25% | - |
| 2015 | $30,820 | 2.21% | - |
| 2014 | $30,140 | 6.04% | - |
| 2013 | $28,320 | -0.81% | - |
| 2012 | $28,550 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].