The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $23,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,700 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $29,470 | 5.56% | 15.71% |
| 2016 | $27,830 | 1.55% | - |
| 2015 | $27,400 | 3.39% | - |
| 2014 | $26,470 | 4.80% | - |
| 2013 | $25,200 | 1.43% | - |
| 2012 | $24,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,470 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 19.4 percent (19.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.