The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in St Louis, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in St Louis 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 | $25,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in St Louis, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,540.
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 | $29,240 | 4.04% | 35.19% |
| 2021 | $28,060 | 18.92% | - |
| 2020 | $22,750 | 3.08% | - |
| 2019 | $22,050 | -0.45% | - |
| 2018 | $22,150 | 4.20% | - |
| 2017 | $21,220 | 4.76% | - |
| 2016 | $20,210 | 1.29% | - |
| 2015 | $19,950 | 1.10% | - |
| 2014 | $19,730 | -0.10% | - |
| 2013 | $19,750 | 4.05% | - |
| 2012 | $18,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,240, St Louis is the highest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Missouri, followed by Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $28,550). In comparison, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in St Louis is 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area.