The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $27,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,430.
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 | $30,160 | 3.98% | 33.72% |
| 2021 | $28,960 | 8.32% | - |
| 2020 | $26,550 | 5.12% | - |
| 2019 | $25,190 | 7.11% | - |
| 2018 | $23,400 | 8.21% | - |
| 2017 | $21,480 | 0.93% | - |
| 2016 | $21,280 | 2.26% | - |
| 2015 | $20,800 | 1.63% | - |
| 2014 | $20,460 | 1.47% | - |
| 2013 | $20,160 | 0.84% | - |
| 2012 | $19,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,160, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Bloomington (median annual salary of $30,730). Compared with Bloomington, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Springfield | |
| Rockford | |
| Danville | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |