The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Elkhart-Goshen 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 | $22,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,550.
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 | $27,450 | 14.39% | 26.99% |
| 2021 | $23,500 | 16.47% | - |
| 2020 | $19,630 | 2.55% | - |
| 2019 | $19,130 | -7.11% | - |
| 2018 | $20,490 | 6.10% | - |
| 2017 | $19,240 | 3.07% | - |
| 2016 | $18,650 | 1.45% | - |
| 2015 | $18,380 | -4.95% | - |
| 2014 | $19,290 | -10.11% | - |
| 2013 | $21,240 | 5.65% | - |
| 2012 | $20,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,450 in Elkhart-Goshen is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Elkhart-Goshen is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Michigan City-La Porte and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Muncie | |
| Bloomington | |
| Columbus | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kokomo | |
| Gary | |
| Lafayette | |
| Anderson |