The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $19,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,070.
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 | $26,730 | 11.37% | 23.49% |
| 2021 | $23,690 | 1.94% | - |
| 2020 | $23,230 | 2.76% | - |
| 2019 | $22,590 | 6.86% | - |
| 2018 | $21,040 | -0.90% | - |
| 2017 | $21,230 | 3.06% | - |
| 2016 | $20,580 | -0.24% | - |
| 2015 | $20,630 | 9.65% | - |
| 2014 | $18,640 | 1.45% | - |
| 2013 | $18,370 | -11.32% | - |
| 2012 | $20,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,730 in Lexington-Fayette 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 Lexington-Fayette is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 18.6 percent (18.6%) 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 |