The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Far Western 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 | $22,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Far Western 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 $35,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,300.
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 | $28,150 | 15.31% | 26.79% |
| 2021 | $23,840 | -4.32% | - |
| 2020 | $24,870 | 9.21% | - |
| 2019 | $22,580 | 2.79% | - |
| 2018 | $21,950 | 0.73% | - |
| 2017 | $21,790 | -3.30% | - |
| 2016 | $22,510 | 8.49% | - |
| 2015 | $20,600 | 0.73% | - |
| 2014 | $20,450 | 2.93% | - |
| 2013 | $19,850 | -3.83% | - |
| 2012 | $20,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,150 in Far Western 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 Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.