The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New Bern, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New Bern 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 | $16,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $16,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $23,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New Bern, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $21,870 | 11.89% | 19.07% |
| 2020 | $19,270 | 0.16% | - |
| 2019 | $19,240 | 2.18% | - |
| 2018 | $18,820 | 2.28% | - |
| 2017 | $18,390 | 3.75% | - |
| 2016 | $17,700 | -3.73% | - |
| 2015 | $18,360 | 3.59% | - |
| 2012 | $17,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,870 in New Bern 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 New Bern is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton and 10.9 percent (10.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rocky Mount.