The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 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 | $18,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $24,580 | 4.80% | 9.40% |
| 2013 | $23,400 | 4.83% | - |
| 2012 | $22,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,580 in East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 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 East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 10.6 percent (10.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.