The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $20,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $28,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,880.
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 | $22,300 | -0.27% | 14.75% |
| 2021 | $22,360 | 8.27% | - |
| 2020 | $20,510 | 9.07% | - |
| 2019 | $18,650 | 2.41% | - |
| 2018 | $18,200 | 3.30% | - |
| 2017 | $17,600 | -9.26% | - |
| 2016 | $19,230 | 1.92% | - |
| 2015 | $18,860 | 0.64% | - |
| 2014 | $18,740 | -2.40% | - |
| 2013 | $19,190 | 0.94% | - |
| 2012 | $19,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,300 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Augusta-Richmond County is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 18.9 percent (18.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.