The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in West 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 | $18,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in West 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 $29,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,240.
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 | $21,760 | 3.58% | 15.12% |
| 2021 | $20,980 | 9.82% | - |
| 2020 | $18,920 | -0.48% | - |
| 2019 | $19,010 | -3.42% | - |
| 2018 | $19,660 | 3.97% | - |
| 2017 | $18,880 | 0.58% | - |
| 2016 | $18,770 | 2.50% | - |
| 2015 | $18,300 | -10.33% | - |
| 2014 | $20,190 | -2.13% | - |
| 2013 | $20,620 | 10.43% | - |
| 2012 | $18,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $21,760, West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Kentucky, following city of Evansville (median annual salary of $28,560). Compared with the highest paying city Evansville, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area is 23.8 percent (23.8%) lower.
| 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 |