The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Ithaca, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Ithaca 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 | $27,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Ithaca, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,560.
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 | $31,810 | 20.78% | 37.41% |
| 2019 | $25,200 | 7.02% | - |
| 2018 | $23,430 | 3.24% | - |
| 2017 | $22,670 | -0.35% | - |
| 2016 | $22,750 | 10.99% | - |
| 2015 | $20,250 | 5.28% | - |
| 2014 | $19,180 | -0.52% | - |
| 2013 | $19,280 | -3.27% | - |
| 2012 | $19,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,810, Ithaca is the second highest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $32,800). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Ithaca is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower.