The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lancaster 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 | $22,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,550.
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 | $28,670 | 4.74% | 22.81% |
| 2021 | $27,310 | 9.89% | - |
| 2020 | $24,610 | 2.60% | - |
| 2019 | $23,970 | 4.71% | - |
| 2018 | $22,840 | 5.08% | - |
| 2017 | $21,680 | 4.06% | - |
| 2016 | $20,800 | -1.44% | - |
| 2015 | $21,100 | 0.14% | - |
| 2014 | $21,070 | -4.65% | - |
| 2013 | $22,050 | -0.36% | - |
| 2012 | $22,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,670 in Lancaster 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 Lancaster is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 23.3 percent (23.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.