The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Pittsfield 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 | $29,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,820.
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 | $30,860 | 8.78% | 29.81% |
| 2021 | $28,150 | 0.00% | - |
| 2020 | $28,150 | 4.87% | - |
| 2019 | $26,780 | 5.23% | - |
| 2018 | $25,380 | 3.66% | - |
| 2017 | $24,450 | 6.42% | - |
| 2016 | $22,880 | -2.40% | - |
| 2015 | $23,430 | 2.26% | - |
| 2014 | $22,900 | 4.15% | - |
| 2013 | $21,950 | 1.32% | - |
| 2012 | $21,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,860 in Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 23.2 percent (23.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.