The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Owensboro, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Owensboro 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 | $21,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Owensboro, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,470.
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 | $23,760 | 2.57% | 15.70% |
| 2021 | $23,150 | -0.78% | - |
| 2020 | $23,330 | 7.07% | - |
| 2019 | $21,680 | 0.42% | - |
| 2018 | $21,590 | 1.67% | - |
| 2017 | $21,230 | -5.18% | - |
| 2016 | $22,330 | 13.21% | - |
| 2015 | $19,380 | 0.77% | - |
| 2014 | $19,230 | 1.82% | - |
| 2013 | $18,880 | -6.09% | - |
| 2012 | $20,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,760 in Owensboro 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 Owensboro is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 8.4 percent (8.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.