The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Elizabethtown, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Elizabethtown 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 | $18,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Elizabethtown, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,990.
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 | $23,810 | 3.91% | 22.43% |
| 2021 | $22,880 | 17.88% | - |
| 2020 | $18,790 | -8.14% | - |
| 2019 | $20,320 | 0.69% | - |
| 2018 | $20,180 | -4.11% | - |
| 2017 | $21,010 | 9.76% | - |
| 2016 | $18,960 | 4.91% | - |
| 2015 | $18,030 | 1.61% | - |
| 2014 | $17,740 | -3.38% | - |
| 2013 | $18,340 | -0.71% | - |
| 2012 | $18,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,810 in Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.