The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Erie, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Erie 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 | $20,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Erie, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,980.
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 | $27,440 | 14.03% | 21.54% |
| 2021 | $23,590 | 2.54% | - |
| 2020 | $22,990 | 7.22% | - |
| 2019 | $21,330 | -1.92% | - |
| 2018 | $21,740 | 0.78% | - |
| 2017 | $21,570 | 4.03% | - |
| 2016 | $20,700 | -1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $21,040 | 4.37% | - |
| 2014 | $20,120 | -4.03% | - |
| 2013 | $20,930 | -2.87% | - |
| 2012 | $21,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,440 in Erie 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 Erie is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.