The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $21,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,850.
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 | $27,240 | -5.25% | 30.76% |
| 2021 | $28,670 | 19.57% | - |
| 2020 | $23,060 | 1.95% | - |
| 2019 | $22,610 | -0.04% | - |
| 2018 | $22,620 | 0.88% | - |
| 2017 | $22,420 | -1.69% | - |
| 2016 | $22,800 | 6.18% | - |
| 2015 | $21,390 | 1.73% | - |
| 2014 | $21,020 | 7.04% | - |
| 2013 | $19,540 | 3.48% | - |
| 2012 | $18,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,240, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton (median annual salary of $27,440). Compared with Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Durham-Chapel Hill is .7 percent (.7%) lower.