The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New Bedford, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New Bedford 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 | $29,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,790.
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 | $30,680 | 5.12% | 37.16% |
| 2021 | $29,110 | 6.56% | - |
| 2020 | $27,200 | 5.70% | - |
| 2019 | $25,650 | 2.85% | - |
| 2018 | $24,920 | 2.73% | - |
| 2017 | $24,240 | 5.82% | - |
| 2016 | $22,830 | 11.30% | - |
| 2015 | $20,250 | 4.10% | - |
| 2014 | $19,420 | -0.46% | - |
| 2013 | $19,510 | 1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $19,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,680 in New Bedford is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New Bedford is 8.4 percent (8.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 22.8 percent (22.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.