The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Worcester, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Worcester 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 | $30,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Worcester, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,630. 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 | $30,630 | 2.32% | 27.85% |
| 2021 | $29,920 | 3.54% | - |
| 2020 | $28,860 | 4.40% | - |
| 2019 | $27,590 | 10.95% | - |
| 2018 | $24,570 | -1.30% | - |
| 2017 | $24,890 | 4.78% | - |
| 2016 | $23,700 | 2.41% | - |
| 2015 | $23,130 | 0.26% | - |
| 2014 | $23,070 | 3.64% | - |
| 2013 | $22,230 | 0.58% | - |
| 2012 | $22,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,630 in Worcester 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 Worcester is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.