The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 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 | $21,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,600.
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 | $28,160 | 4.08% | 26.38% |
| 2021 | $27,010 | 12.59% | - |
| 2020 | $23,610 | 3.94% | - |
| 2019 | $22,680 | 6.97% | - |
| 2018 | $21,100 | -7.87% | - |
| 2017 | $22,760 | 0.62% | - |
| 2016 | $22,620 | 2.08% | - |
| 2015 | $22,150 | 5.28% | - |
| 2014 | $20,980 | 0.38% | - |
| 2013 | $20,900 | 0.81% | - |
| 2012 | $20,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,160 in West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 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 West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.