The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $22,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $32,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,000.
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 | $27,570 | 13.35% | 22.92% |
| 2021 | $23,890 | -0.17% | - |
| 2020 | $23,930 | 14.88% | - |
| 2019 | $20,370 | 5.15% | - |
| 2018 | $19,320 | -5.43% | - |
| 2017 | $20,370 | -4.32% | - |
| 2016 | $21,250 | 7.34% | - |
| 2015 | $19,690 | -7.92% | - |
| 2012 | $21,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,570, Lafayette-West Lafayette is the second highest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Michigan City-La Porte (median annual salary of $28,750). Compared with Michigan City-La Porte, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 4.1 percent (4.1%) lower.
| 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 |