The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Beckley, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Beckley 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 | $20,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Beckley, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,530.
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 | $24,960 | 8.53% | 22.24% |
| 2020 | $22,830 | 3.20% | - |
| 2019 | $22,100 | 5.48% | - |
| 2018 | $20,890 | 4.74% | - |
| 2017 | $19,900 | 2.46% | - |
| 2016 | $19,410 | 3.97% | - |
| 2015 | $18,640 | -4.13% | - |
| 2012 | $19,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,960 in Beckley is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Beckley is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Winchester and 16.7 percent (16.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.