The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan 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 | $17,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,640.
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 | $21,820 | -0.23% | 2.61% |
| 2021 | $21,870 | 0.73% | - |
| 2020 | $21,710 | 11.65% | - |
| 2019 | $19,180 | 4.85% | - |
| 2018 | $18,250 | 0.49% | - |
| 2017 | $18,160 | -4.41% | - |
| 2016 | $18,960 | -4.01% | - |
| 2015 | $19,720 | 2.54% | - |
| 2014 | $19,220 | -10.77% | - |
| 2013 | $21,290 | 0.19% | - |
| 2012 | $21,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,820 in East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 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 East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 23.6 percent (23.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and .3 percent (.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |