The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Burlington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Burlington 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 | $21,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Burlington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,500.
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 | $24,730 | 5.01% | 19.98% |
| 2021 | $23,490 | -3.07% | - |
| 2020 | $24,210 | 4.34% | - |
| 2019 | $23,160 | 1.38% | - |
| 2018 | $22,840 | 0.04% | - |
| 2017 | $22,830 | 0.66% | - |
| 2016 | $22,680 | 5.25% | - |
| 2015 | $21,490 | 5.49% | - |
| 2014 | $20,310 | 2.41% | - |
| 2013 | $19,820 | 0.15% | - |
| 2012 | $19,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,730 in Burlington 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 Burlington is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton and 21.2 percent (21.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rocky Mount.