The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $18,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,590.
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 | $23,250 | 2.71% | 11.23% |
| 2021 | $22,620 | -1.68% | - |
| 2020 | $23,000 | -9.91% | - |
| 2019 | $25,280 | 7.00% | - |
| 2018 | $23,510 | 8.68% | - |
| 2017 | $21,470 | 9.83% | - |
| 2016 | $19,360 | 0.10% | - |
| 2015 | $19,340 | -7.24% | - |
| 2014 | $20,740 | 1.45% | - |
| 2013 | $20,440 | -0.98% | - |
| 2012 | $20,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,250, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Lake Charles (median annual salary of $23,930). Compared with Lake Charles, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Charles | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Hammond | |
| Monroe | |
| Alexandria | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |