The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $22,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,190.
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 | $28,600 | 3.92% | 34.90% |
| 2021 | $27,480 | 11.94% | - |
| 2020 | $24,200 | 1.28% | - |
| 2019 | $23,890 | -3.14% | - |
| 2018 | $24,640 | 1.66% | - |
| 2017 | $24,230 | -10.15% | - |
| 2016 | $26,690 | 8.13% | - |
| 2015 | $24,520 | 1.96% | - |
| 2014 | $24,040 | 19.63% | - |
| 2013 | $19,320 | 3.62% | - |
| 2012 | $18,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,600 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.