The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Winston-Salem 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 | $19,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,380.
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 | $24,030 | 2.16% | 2.75% |
| 2021 | $23,510 | -7.40% | - |
| 2020 | $25,250 | 14.42% | - |
| 2019 | $21,610 | 10.18% | - |
| 2018 | $19,410 | 2.68% | - |
| 2017 | $18,890 | 0.95% | - |
| 2016 | $18,710 | -7.80% | - |
| 2015 | $20,170 | -5.50% | - |
| 2014 | $21,280 | 0.28% | - |
| 2013 | $21,220 | -10.13% | - |
| 2012 | $23,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,030 in Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem is 12.4 percent (12.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton and 18.9 percent (18.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rocky Mount.