The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $30,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,170.
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 | $35,220 | 12.89% | 35.72% |
| 2021 | $30,680 | 1.66% | - |
| 2020 | $30,170 | 3.75% | - |
| 2019 | $29,040 | 3.17% | - |
| 2018 | $28,120 | 9.03% | - |
| 2017 | $25,580 | 5.51% | - |
| 2016 | $24,170 | 3.43% | - |
| 2015 | $23,340 | 5.23% | - |
| 2014 | $22,120 | -0.14% | - |
| 2013 | $22,150 | -2.21% | - |
| 2012 | $22,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,220, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $36,550). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.