The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $27,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,680.
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 | $29,040 | 2.10% | 24.21% |
| 2021 | $28,430 | 7.53% | - |
| 2020 | $26,290 | 3.65% | - |
| 2019 | $25,330 | 3.71% | - |
| 2018 | $24,390 | 0.29% | - |
| 2017 | $24,320 | 11.18% | - |
| 2016 | $21,600 | 8.94% | - |
| 2015 | $19,670 | 1.63% | - |
| 2014 | $19,350 | -7.29% | - |
| 2013 | $20,760 | -6.02% | - |
| 2012 | $22,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,040 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 34.0 percent (34.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.