The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Northeastern 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 | $22,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $32,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Northeastern 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 $32,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,680.
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 | $29,140 | 19.80% | 30.34% |
| 2021 | $23,370 | 10.14% | - |
| 2020 | $21,000 | -7.81% | - |
| 2019 | $22,640 | -1.19% | - |
| 2018 | $22,910 | -5.15% | - |
| 2017 | $24,090 | -5.89% | - |
| 2016 | $25,510 | 4.66% | - |
| 2015 | $24,320 | 11.43% | - |
| 2014 | $21,540 | 2.32% | - |
| 2013 | $21,040 | 3.52% | - |
| 2012 | $20,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,140 in Northeastern 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 Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.