The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Sumter, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Sumter 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 | $19,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Sumter, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,850.
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 | $28,340 | 21.84% | 36.49% |
| 2021 | $22,150 | 5.15% | - |
| 2020 | $21,010 | 3.09% | - |
| 2019 | $20,360 | -10.56% | - |
| 2018 | $22,510 | 2.18% | - |
| 2017 | $22,020 | 16.76% | - |
| 2014 | $18,330 | 0.87% | - |
| 2013 | $18,170 | 0.94% | - |
| 2012 | $18,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,340, Sumter is the second highest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville (median annual salary of $28,360). Compared with Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Sumter is .1 percent (.1%) lower.