The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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 | $22,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,810.
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 | $28,550 | 0.88% | 25.92% |
| 2021 | $28,300 | 16.57% | - |
| 2020 | $23,610 | -0.64% | - |
| 2019 | $23,760 | 1.77% | - |
| 2018 | $23,340 | -1.97% | - |
| 2017 | $23,800 | 3.40% | - |
| 2016 | $22,990 | 3.65% | - |
| 2015 | $22,150 | 2.48% | - |
| 2014 | $21,600 | 0.69% | - |
| 2013 | $21,450 | 1.40% | - |
| 2012 | $21,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,550 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Dubuque and 1.3 percent (1.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa City | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Ames | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island |