The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Springfield, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data 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 | $23,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Springfield, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,360.
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 | $26,120 | 11.26% | 24.31% |
| 2021 | $23,180 | 2.63% | - |
| 2020 | $22,570 | 5.01% | - |
| 2019 | $21,440 | 2.19% | - |
| 2018 | $20,970 | 1.29% | - |
| 2017 | $20,700 | 0.82% | - |
| 2016 | $20,530 | 4.97% | - |
| 2015 | $19,510 | -4.41% | - |
| 2014 | $20,370 | 1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $20,010 | 1.20% | - |
| 2012 | $19,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,120 in Springfield 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 Springfield is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying St Louis and 9.7 percent (9.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.