The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $24,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,250.
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 | $29,360 | 4.26% | 25.00% |
| 2021 | $28,110 | 9.25% | - |
| 2020 | $25,510 | 5.61% | - |
| 2019 | $24,080 | 2.33% | - |
| 2018 | $23,520 | 2.30% | - |
| 2017 | $22,980 | 1.04% | - |
| 2016 | $22,740 | -0.22% | - |
| 2015 | $22,790 | 0.48% | - |
| 2014 | $22,680 | 1.68% | - |
| 2013 | $22,300 | 1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $22,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,360 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 25.1 percent (25.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.