The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $25,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $29,010 | 5.76% | 25.03% |
| 2020 | $27,340 | 3.37% | - |
| 2019 | $26,420 | 10.67% | - |
| 2018 | $23,600 | 2.25% | - |
| 2017 | $23,070 | 2.25% | - |
| 2016 | $22,550 | 0.31% | - |
| 2015 | $22,480 | 0.80% | - |
| 2014 | $22,300 | 1.84% | - |
| 2013 | $21,890 | 0.64% | - |
| 2012 | $21,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,010 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lewiston-Auburn is 2.9 percent (2.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-South Portland-Biddeford and 1.2 percent (1.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area |