The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Springfield, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Springfield 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 | $29,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Springfield, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,640.
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 | $31,150 | 7.83% | 23.18% |
| 2021 | $28,710 | -0.49% | - |
| 2020 | $28,850 | 6.03% | - |
| 2019 | $27,110 | 6.60% | - |
| 2018 | $25,320 | 4.50% | - |
| 2017 | $24,180 | 10.63% | - |
| 2016 | $21,610 | 6.06% | - |
| 2015 | $20,300 | 2.81% | - |
| 2014 | $19,730 | -18.09% | - |
| 2013 | $23,300 | -2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $23,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,150 in Springfield 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 Springfield is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.