The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $21,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,780.
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 | $26,350 | 6.34% | 23.83% |
| 2021 | $24,680 | 13.61% | - |
| 2020 | $21,320 | 5.63% | - |
| 2019 | $20,120 | 4.92% | - |
| 2018 | $19,130 | -5.33% | - |
| 2017 | $20,150 | 1.54% | - |
| 2016 | $19,840 | -3.33% | - |
| 2015 | $20,500 | 5.85% | - |
| 2014 | $19,300 | -7.46% | - |
| 2013 | $20,740 | 3.23% | - |
| 2012 | $20,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,350 in Raleigh-Cary 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 Raleigh-Cary is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton and 26.0 percent (26.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rocky Mount.