The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Philadelphia 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 | $18,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $23,880 | 2.72% | 6.70% |
| 2016 | $23,230 | -5.29% | - |
| 2015 | $24,460 | 5.76% | - |
| 2014 | $23,050 | 1.52% | - |
| 2013 | $22,700 | 1.85% | - |
| 2012 | $22,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,880 in Philadelphia 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 is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 8.0 percent (8.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.