The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Eastern Tennessee 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 | $20,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,400.
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 | $27,340 | 14.56% | 33.91% |
| 2021 | $23,360 | -3.72% | - |
| 2020 | $24,230 | 3.38% | - |
| 2019 | $23,410 | 6.11% | - |
| 2018 | $21,980 | 7.60% | - |
| 2017 | $20,310 | 8.22% | - |
| 2016 | $18,640 | 1.72% | - |
| 2015 | $18,320 | 0.16% | - |
| 2014 | $18,290 | 0.38% | - |
| 2013 | $18,220 | 0.82% | - |
| 2012 | $18,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,340 in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin and 22.9 percent (22.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Morristown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Knoxville | |
| Johnson City | |
| Jackson | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Cleveland | |
| Clarksville | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown |