The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in St Joseph, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in St Joseph 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 | $23,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in St Joseph, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,670.
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 | $28,180 | 13.48% | 30.70% |
| 2021 | $24,380 | 3.94% | - |
| 2020 | $23,420 | 17.08% | - |
| 2019 | $19,420 | 1.75% | - |
| 2018 | $19,080 | 2.62% | - |
| 2017 | $18,580 | -3.61% | - |
| 2016 | $19,250 | 1.87% | - |
| 2015 | $18,890 | -0.26% | - |
| 2014 | $18,940 | -3.33% | - |
| 2013 | $19,570 | 0.20% | - |
| 2012 | $19,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,180 in St Joseph 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 St Joseph is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower than that in the highest paying St Louis and 16.3 percent (16.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.