The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Wausau, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Wausau 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 | $18,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Wausau, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $22,980 | -3.79% | 19.23% |
| 2020 | $23,850 | 3.94% | - |
| 2019 | $22,910 | 8.38% | - |
| 2018 | $20,990 | -2.72% | - |
| 2017 | $21,560 | 7.51% | - |
| 2016 | $19,940 | -15.45% | - |
| 2015 | $23,020 | 16.59% | - |
| 2013 | $19,200 | 3.33% | - |
| 2012 | $18,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,980 in Wausau 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 Wausau is 30.7 percent (30.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 7.0 percent (7.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.