The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Western Washington 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 | $30,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,420.
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 | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $33,540 | 11.18% | 24.24% |
| 2021 | $29,790 | -1.41% | - |
| 2020 | $30,210 | 9.60% | - |
| 2019 | $27,310 | 6.96% | - |
| 2018 | $25,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,540 in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 45.4 percent (45.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.