The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Appleton, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Appleton 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 | $21,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Appleton, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,530.
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 | $31,700 | 10.13% | 33.97% |
| 2021 | $28,490 | 14.22% | - |
| 2020 | $24,440 | 4.75% | - |
| 2019 | $23,280 | 3.26% | - |
| 2018 | $22,520 | -3.73% | - |
| 2017 | $23,360 | 13.01% | - |
| 2016 | $20,320 | 6.84% | - |
| 2015 | $18,930 | -1.37% | - |
| 2014 | $19,190 | 0.73% | - |
| 2013 | $19,050 | -9.87% | - |
| 2012 | $20,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,700 in Appleton is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Appleton is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 32.6 percent (32.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.