The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Rocky Mount, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Rocky Mount 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 | $16,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $19,490 | 1.95% | 6.67% |
| 2018 | $19,110 | 1.83% | - |
| 2017 | $18,760 | 0.48% | - |
| 2016 | $18,670 | 3.27% | - |
| 2015 | $18,060 | 3.27% | - |
| 2014 | $17,470 | -2.63% | - |
| 2013 | $17,930 | -1.45% | - |
| 2012 | $18,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $19,490, Rocky Mount is the lowest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of North Carolina, following city of Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton (median annual salary of $27,440). Compared with the highest paying city Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Rocky Mount is 29.0 percent (29.0%) lower.