The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Monroe, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Monroe 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 | $16,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Monroe, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,770.
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 | $21,530 | 14.63% | 12.68% |
| 2021 | $18,380 | -17.74% | - |
| 2020 | $21,640 | 3.60% | - |
| 2019 | $20,860 | 8.87% | - |
| 2018 | $19,010 | 0.42% | - |
| 2017 | $18,930 | -0.42% | - |
| 2016 | $19,010 | -1.84% | - |
| 2015 | $19,360 | 2.17% | - |
| 2014 | $18,940 | 1.11% | - |
| 2013 | $18,730 | -0.37% | - |
| 2012 | $18,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,530 in Monroe is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Monroe is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Lake Charles and 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Iberia nonmetropolitan area.