The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Kansas City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Kansas City 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 | $23,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Kansas City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,600.
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 | $28,440 | 5.03% | 33.26% |
| 2021 | $27,010 | 12.77% | - |
| 2020 | $23,560 | 6.75% | - |
| 2019 | $21,970 | 4.92% | - |
| 2018 | $20,890 | 1.48% | - |
| 2017 | $20,580 | -4.76% | - |
| 2016 | $21,560 | 7.65% | - |
| 2015 | $19,910 | 0.85% | - |
| 2014 | $19,740 | 3.24% | - |
| 2013 | $19,100 | 0.63% | - |
| 2012 | $18,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,440 in Kansas City is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Kansas City is 2.7 percent (2.7%) lower than that in the highest paying St Louis and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.