The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Asheville, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Asheville 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 | $21,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Asheville, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,560.
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 | $26,900 | 12.23% | 26.69% |
| 2021 | $23,610 | -1.86% | - |
| 2020 | $24,050 | 3.53% | - |
| 2019 | $23,200 | 3.58% | - |
| 2018 | $22,370 | 2.06% | - |
| 2017 | $21,910 | 2.10% | - |
| 2016 | $21,450 | 6.57% | - |
| 2015 | $20,040 | -5.04% | - |
| 2014 | $21,050 | 7.74% | - |
| 2013 | $19,420 | -1.54% | - |
| 2012 | $19,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,900 in Asheville is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Asheville is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton and 27.5 percent (27.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rocky Mount.