The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in State College, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in State College 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 | $21,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in State College, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,630.
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 | 19.84% | 25.53% |
| 2021 | $23,360 | -1.16% | - |
| 2018 | $23,630 | 2.96% | - |
| 2017 | $22,930 | 6.28% | - |
| 2016 | $21,490 | 8.79% | - |
| 2015 | $19,600 | 2.70% | - |
| 2014 | $19,070 | -8.02% | - |
| 2013 | $20,600 | -5.34% | - |
| 2012 | $21,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,140 in State College 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 State College 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.