The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $23,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,070.
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 | $30,120 | 4.18% | 28.15% |
| 2021 | $28,860 | 8.77% | - |
| 2020 | $26,330 | 2.39% | - |
| 2019 | $25,700 | 1.63% | - |
| 2018 | $25,280 | -0.59% | - |
| 2017 | $25,430 | -14.47% | - |
| 2016 | $29,110 | 4.67% | - |
| 2015 | $27,750 | 8.40% | - |
| 2014 | $25,420 | 14.52% | - |
| 2013 | $21,730 | 0.41% | - |
| 2012 | $21,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,120 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 27.0 percent (27.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.