The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Pittsburgh 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 | $22,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,840.
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 | $28,560 | 0.32% | 22.44% |
| 2021 | $28,470 | 11.80% | - |
| 2020 | $25,110 | -0.36% | - |
| 2019 | $25,200 | 11.31% | - |
| 2018 | $22,350 | -1.34% | - |
| 2017 | $22,650 | 3.58% | - |
| 2016 | $21,840 | -0.82% | - |
| 2015 | $22,020 | -0.27% | - |
| 2014 | $22,080 | 2.54% | - |
| 2013 | $21,520 | -2.93% | - |
| 2012 | $22,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,560 in Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.