The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Knoxville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Knoxville 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 | $20,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Knoxville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,760.
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 | $27,300 | 16.41% | 30.26% |
| 2021 | $22,820 | 16.91% | - |
| 2020 | $18,960 | -6.38% | - |
| 2019 | $20,170 | -1.54% | - |
| 2018 | $20,480 | 3.37% | - |
| 2017 | $19,790 | -0.40% | - |
| 2016 | $19,870 | -0.20% | - |
| 2015 | $19,910 | 0.60% | - |
| 2014 | $19,790 | 4.55% | - |
| 2013 | $18,890 | -0.79% | - |
| 2012 | $19,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,300 in Knoxville 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 Knoxville is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin and 22.8 percent (22.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Morristown.