The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Wilmington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Wilmington 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 | $20,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Wilmington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,360.
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 | $24,160 | 4.88% | 26.61% |
| 2021 | $22,980 | 13.40% | - |
| 2020 | $19,900 | -3.27% | - |
| 2019 | $20,550 | -12.94% | - |
| 2018 | $23,210 | 2.11% | - |
| 2017 | $22,720 | -6.82% | - |
| 2016 | $24,270 | 23.86% | - |
| 2015 | $18,480 | 2.87% | - |
| 2014 | $17,950 | 1.39% | - |
| 2013 | $17,700 | -0.17% | - |
| 2012 | $17,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,160 in Wilmington 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 Wilmington is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton and 19.3 percent (19.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rocky Mount.