The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Portsmouth 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 | $29,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,110.
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 | $30,300 | 1.68% | 26.57% |
| 2021 | $29,790 | 13.90% | - |
| 2020 | $25,650 | 0.00% | - |
| 2019 | $25,650 | 7.33% | - |
| 2018 | $23,770 | -4.12% | - |
| 2017 | $24,750 | 4.77% | - |
| 2016 | $23,570 | 3.61% | - |
| 2015 | $22,720 | 2.99% | - |
| 2014 | $22,040 | -2.45% | - |
| 2013 | $22,580 | 1.46% | - |
| 2012 | $22,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,300 in Portsmouth is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Portsmouth is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nashua.