The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Elmira, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Elmira 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 | $26,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Elmira, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $28,630 | 11.04% | 29.17% |
| 2020 | $25,470 | 3.73% | - |
| 2019 | $24,520 | 4.73% | - |
| 2018 | $23,360 | 6.12% | - |
| 2017 | $21,930 | 12.49% | - |
| 2016 | $19,190 | -6.04% | - |
| 2015 | $20,350 | 2.80% | - |
| 2014 | $19,780 | -0.61% | - |
| 2013 | $19,900 | -1.91% | - |
| 2012 | $20,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,630 in Elmira 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 Elmira is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 33.0 percent (33.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.