The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Bowling Green, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Bowling Green 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 | $19,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,850.
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 | $23,200 | 4.53% | 19.78% |
| 2021 | $22,150 | -4.38% | - |
| 2020 | $23,120 | 8.22% | - |
| 2019 | $21,220 | 5.42% | - |
| 2018 | $20,070 | 4.93% | - |
| 2017 | $19,080 | 2.88% | - |
| 2016 | $18,530 | -5.99% | - |
| 2015 | $19,640 | 2.49% | - |
| 2014 | $19,150 | -1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $19,440 | 4.27% | - |
| 2012 | $18,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,200 in Bowling Green is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Bowling Green is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 6.2 percent (6.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.