The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $22,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,620.
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 | $28,580 | 4.06% | 19.52% |
| 2021 | $27,420 | 18.27% | - |
| 2020 | $22,410 | -4.55% | - |
| 2019 | $23,430 | -2.18% | - |
| 2018 | $23,940 | -1.59% | - |
| 2017 | $24,320 | 4.15% | - |
| 2016 | $23,310 | 5.83% | - |
| 2015 | $21,950 | 4.15% | - |
| 2014 | $21,040 | -0.71% | - |
| 2013 | $21,190 | -8.54% | - |
| 2012 | $23,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,580 in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.