The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Rochester 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 | $27,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,460.
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 | $29,900 | 4.78% | 29.03% |
| 2021 | $28,470 | 7.24% | - |
| 2020 | $26,410 | 4.70% | - |
| 2019 | $25,170 | 5.64% | - |
| 2018 | $23,750 | 1.56% | - |
| 2017 | $23,380 | -6.97% | - |
| 2016 | $25,010 | 1.12% | - |
| 2015 | $24,730 | 6.43% | - |
| 2014 | $23,140 | 3.33% | - |
| 2013 | $22,370 | 5.14% | - |
| 2012 | $21,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,900 in Rochester 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 Rochester is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.