The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $29,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,450.
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 | $32,800 | 10.73% | 34.82% |
| 2021 | $29,280 | 5.64% | - |
| 2020 | $27,630 | 9.45% | - |
| 2019 | $25,020 | 8.43% | - |
| 2018 | $22,910 | 7.68% | - |
| 2017 | $21,150 | 4.49% | - |
| 2016 | $20,200 | 0.69% | - |
| 2015 | $20,060 | 1.89% | - |
| 2014 | $19,680 | -2.64% | - |
| 2013 | $20,200 | -5.84% | - |
| 2012 | $21,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,800, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of New York, followed by Ithaca (median annual salary $31,810). In comparison, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 3.0 percent (3.0%) higher than that in Ithaca.