The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Yakima, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Yakima 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 | $30,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Yakima, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,140.
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 | $32,490 | 9.76% | 39.21% |
| 2021 | $29,320 | -1.94% | - |
| 2020 | $29,890 | 10.40% | - |
| 2019 | $26,780 | 6.09% | - |
| 2018 | $25,150 | 2.35% | - |
| 2017 | $24,560 | 3.75% | - |
| 2016 | $23,640 | -1.82% | - |
| 2015 | $24,070 | 5.48% | - |
| 2014 | $22,750 | 6.46% | - |
| 2013 | $21,280 | 7.19% | - |
| 2012 | $19,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,490 in Yakima 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 Yakima is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 43.6 percent (43.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.