The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Fort Wayne, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Fort Wayne 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 | $22,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,470.
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 | $27,310 | 13.55% | 24.83% |
| 2021 | $23,610 | -2.67% | - |
| 2020 | $24,240 | 3.22% | - |
| 2019 | $23,460 | 3.37% | - |
| 2018 | $22,670 | 1.50% | - |
| 2017 | $22,330 | 3.40% | - |
| 2016 | $21,570 | 13.21% | - |
| 2015 | $18,720 | -2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $19,100 | 2.83% | - |
| 2013 | $18,560 | -10.61% | - |
| 2012 | $20,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,310 in Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Michigan City-La Porte and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.