51 Series · SOC 51-6011
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $34,890
- Median / year
- $43,190
- Top 10% earn
- +5.4%
- Growth '23–'33
- 198,040
- US workers
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers professionals earn a median $34,890/year ($16.78/hr) nationally. The salary ranges from $27,440 (10th percentile) to $43,190 (90th percentile). Employment is projected to grow5.4% from 2023 to 2033, faster than average. The highest-paying state is Washington at $39,590. Approximately 198,040 people work in this role across the U.S. Entry-level education: No formal educational credential. Workplace safety grade: B (Safe).
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers (SOC 51-6011) pays a national median of $34,890 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $27,440 at the 10th percentile to $43,190 at the 90th, with a mean of $34,920 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 198,040 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 497 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +5.4% change in employment from 2023 to 2033, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 31,900 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 3.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.2 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $39,590, which is +13% above the national figure. The top metro is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $44,410 — metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand.
BLS OEWS May 2025 198,040 jobs Median $34,890/yr
Median Salary
$34,890
per year
Median Hourly
$16.78/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$34,920
average
Employment
198,040
jobs nationwide
This occupation vs. all-occupations US median ($63,000) 17.4%
All-occ US median
Bar fills relative to a $200K reference ceiling. Marker shows the all-occupations US median for context — anything to the right of it earns above the typical American worker.
Job Outlook (2023–2033)
Projected Growth
+5.4%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
31,900
per year (projected)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2023–2033
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → B
Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
3.5/100K
Injury Rate
3.2/100
Danger Index
14.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 3.0
Monitoring 3.0
Speaking 2.9
Social Perceptiveness 2.9
Operations Monitoring 2.9
Time Management 2.9
Reading Comprehension 2.8
Critical Thinking 2.8
Operation and Control 2.8
Judgment and Decision Making 2.8
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 3.2
Production and Processing 3.1
English Language 3.0
Public Safety and Security 2.9
Mathematics 2.8
Administration and Management 2.7
Chemistry 2.4
Law and Government 2.4
Computers and Electronics 2.3
Education and Training 2.2
Key Tasks
- ▸ Load articles into washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to perform loading.
- ▸ Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives.
- ▸ Apply bleaching powders to spots and spray them with steam to remove stains from fabrics that do not respond to other cleaning solvents.
- ▸ Operate extractors and driers, or direct their operation.
- ▸ Remove items from washers or dry-cleaning machines, or direct other workers to do so.
- ▸ Sort and count articles removed from dryers, and fold, wrap, or hang them.
- ▸ Clean machine filters, and lubricate equipment.
- ▸ Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required.
- ▸ Determine spotting procedures and proper solvents, based on fabric and stain types.
- ▸ Spray steam, water, or air over spots to flush out chemicals, dry material, raise naps, or brighten colors.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$27,440
25th Percentile
$30,360
Median
$34,890
75th Percentile
$37,560
90th Percentile
$43,190
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $39,590 | +13% above national |
| 2 | Oregon | $37,800 | +8% above national |
| 3 | California | $37,790 | +8% above national |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $37,790 | +8% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $37,680 | +8% above national |
| 6 | Minnesota | $37,580 | +8% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $37,490 | +7% above national |
| 8 | North Dakota | $37,470 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Maine | $37,380 | +7% above national |
| 10 | Vermont | $37,300 | +7% above national |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $37,230 | +7% above national |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $36,860 | +6% above national |
| 13 | Arizona | $36,500 | +5% above national |
| 14 | Connecticut | $36,310 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Montana | $36,250 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Nevada | $36,210 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Alaska | $36,050 | +3% above national |
| 18 | New Jersey | $36,050 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $35,700 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Hawaii | $35,690 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Utah | $35,690 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Illinois | $35,220 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Idaho | $35,140 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Michigan | $35,100 | +1% above national |
| 25 | New York | $35,050 | same as national |
| 26 | Nebraska | $34,790 | same as national |
| 27 | Maryland | $34,710 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $34,060 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Iowa | $34,050 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Missouri | $33,870 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Delaware | $33,730 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Tennessee | $33,220 | 5% below national |
| 33 | South Dakota | $32,780 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Florida | $32,340 | 7% below national |
| 35 | Virginia | $32,140 | 8% below national |
| 36 | North Carolina | $31,920 | 9% below national |
| 37 | Indiana | $30,930 | 11% below national |
| 38 | New Mexico | $30,850 | 12% below national |
| 39 | Georgia | $30,580 | 12% below national |
| 40 | Ohio | $30,520 | 13% below national |
| 41 | South Carolina | $30,470 | 13% below national |
| 42 | Kansas | $30,120 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Texas | $29,630 | 15% below national |
| 44 | Kentucky | $29,220 | 16% below national |
| 45 | West Virginia | $28,970 | 17% below national |
| 46 | Wyoming | $28,630 | 18% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $28,460 | 18% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $28,370 | 19% below national |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $28,170 | 19% below national |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $28,090 | 19% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $27,460 | 21% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $27,190 | 22% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $22,630 | 35% below national |
| 54 | Guam | $19,280 | 45% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $44,410 | +27% above national |
| 2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $43,610 | +25% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $43,310 | +24% above national |
| 4 | Napa, CA | $42,600 | +22% above national |
| 5 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $41,080 | +18% above national |
| 6 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $40,370 | +16% above national |
| 7 | Bismarck, ND | $39,760 | +14% above national |
| 8 | Vallejo, CA | $39,680 | +14% above national |
| 9 | Boulder, CO | $39,430 | +13% above national |
| 10 | Bellingham, WA | $39,320 | +13% above national |
| 11 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $39,290 | +13% above national |
| 12 | Rochester, MN | $39,030 | +12% above national |
| 13 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $39,000 | +12% above national |
| 14 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $39,000 | +12% above national |
| 15 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $38,980 | +12% above national |
| 16 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $38,910 | +12% above national |
| 17 | Barnstable Town, MA | $38,820 | +11% above national |
| 18 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $38,650 | +11% above national |
| 19 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $38,630 | +11% above national |
| 20 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $38,620 | +11% above national |
| 21 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $38,600 | +11% above national |
| 22 | Anchorage, AK | $38,480 | +10% above national |
| 23 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $38,480 | +10% above national |
| 24 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $38,440 | +10% above national |
| 25 | Salinas, CA | $38,230 | +10% above national |
| 26 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $38,080 | +9% above national |
| 27 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $38,060 | +9% above national |
| 28 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $37,910 | +9% above national |
| 29 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $37,880 | +9% above national |
| 30 | Minot, ND | $37,860 | +9% above national |
| 31 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $37,810 | +8% above national |
| 32 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $37,770 | +8% above national |
| 33 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $37,760 | +8% above national |
| 34 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $37,730 | +8% above national |
| 35 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $37,690 | +8% above national |
| 36 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $37,640 | +8% above national |
| 37 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $37,630 | +8% above national |
| 38 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $37,580 | +8% above national |
| 39 | New Haven, CT | $37,550 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $37,490 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Fargo, ND-MN | $37,470 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Iowa City, IA | $37,430 | +7% above national |
| 43 | Medford, OR | $37,430 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $37,390 | +7% above national |
| 45 | Modesto, CA | $37,380 | +7% above national |
| 46 | Pittsfield, MA | $37,340 | +7% above national |
| 47 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $37,330 | +7% above national |
| 48 | Madison, WI | $37,260 | +7% above national |
| 49 | Flagstaff, AZ | $37,210 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $37,160 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $37,150 | +6% above national |
| 52 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $37,110 | +6% above national |
| 53 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $37,070 | +6% above national |
| 54 | Bloomington, IL | $37,060 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $37,060 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $37,050 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $37,040 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Yakima, WA | $37,020 | +6% above national |
| 59 | Ogden, UT | $36,950 | +6% above national |
| 60 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $36,950 | +6% above national |
| 61 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $36,910 | +6% above national |
| 62 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $36,910 | +6% above national |
| 63 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $36,900 | +6% above national |
| 64 | Chico, CA | $36,870 | +6% above national |
| 65 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $36,860 | +6% above national |
| 66 | Mankato, MN | $36,850 | +6% above national |
| 67 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $36,830 | +6% above national |
| 68 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $36,800 | +5% above national |
| 69 | St. Cloud, MN | $36,790 | +5% above national |
| 70 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $36,790 | +5% above national |
| 71 | Fresno, CA | $36,740 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Missoula, MT | $36,730 | +5% above national |
| 73 | Bend, OR | $36,700 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $36,700 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Salem, OR | $36,700 | +5% above national |
| 76 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $36,620 | +5% above national |
| 77 | Great Falls, MT | $36,610 | +5% above national |
| 78 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $36,600 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $36,590 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $36,560 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $36,560 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $36,510 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Worcester, MA | $36,480 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $36,470 | +5% above national |
| 85 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $36,450 | +4% above national |
| 86 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $36,420 | +4% above national |
| 87 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $36,390 | +4% above national |
| 88 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $36,370 | +4% above national |
| 89 | Bozeman, MT | $36,340 | +4% above national |
| 90 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $36,330 | +4% above national |
| 91 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,320 | +4% above national |
| 92 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $36,310 | +4% above national |
| 93 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $36,310 | +4% above national |
| 94 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $36,310 | +4% above national |
| 95 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $36,300 | +4% above national |
| 96 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $36,290 | +4% above national |
| 97 | Green Bay, WI | $36,280 | +4% above national |
| 98 | Boise City, ID | $36,240 | +4% above national |
| 99 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $36,180 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Billings, MT | $36,170 | +4% above national |
| 101 | Midland, MI | $36,170 | +4% above national |
| 102 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $36,130 | +4% above national |
| 103 | Redding, CA | $36,130 | +4% above national |
| 104 | Colorado Springs, CO | $36,040 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Ithaca, NY | $35,960 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Duluth, MN-WI | $35,940 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Battle Creek, MI | $35,930 | +3% above national |
| 108 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $35,910 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Chambersburg, PA | $35,880 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Columbia, MO | $35,870 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $35,860 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $35,840 | +3% above national |
| 113 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $35,820 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Reno, NV | $35,820 | +3% above national |
| 115 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $35,750 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $35,740 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $35,740 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $35,740 | +2% above national |
| 119 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $35,710 | +2% above national |
| 120 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $35,710 | +2% above national |
| 121 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $35,630 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Helena, MT | $35,620 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $35,620 | +2% above national |
| 124 | Bangor, ME | $35,610 | +2% above national |
| 125 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $35,560 | +2% above national |
| 126 | Visalia, CA | $35,520 | +2% above national |
| 127 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $35,510 | +2% above national |
| 128 | Reading, PA | $35,490 | +2% above national |
| 129 | Omaha, NE-IA | $35,450 | +2% above national |
| 130 | Appleton, WI | $35,430 | +2% above national |
| 131 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $35,360 | +1% above national |
| 132 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $35,340 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Grand Island, NE | $35,310 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Traverse City, MI | $35,280 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Kingston, NY | $35,200 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Asheville, NC | $35,120 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $35,110 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Springfield, IL | $35,100 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Binghamton, NY | $35,090 | +1% above national |
| 140 | Springfield, MA | $35,090 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Lancaster, PA | $35,070 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $35,070 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $35,060 | same as national |
| 144 | Eau Claire, WI | $35,010 | same as national |
| 145 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $35,000 | same as national |
| 146 | Ann Arbor, MI | $34,990 | same as national |
| 147 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $34,980 | same as national |
| 148 | Rockford, IL | $34,950 | same as national |
| 149 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $34,920 | same as national |
| 150 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $34,910 | same as national |
| 151 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $34,880 | same as national |
| 152 | Sheboygan, WI | $34,870 | same as national |
| 153 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $34,860 | same as national |
| 154 | Pueblo, CO | $34,850 | same as national |
| 155 | Ames, IA | $34,790 | same as national |
| 156 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $34,790 | same as national |
| 157 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $34,730 | same as national |
| 158 | St. George, UT | $34,710 | 1% below national |
| 159 | Joplin, MO-KS | $34,670 | 1% below national |
| 160 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $34,670 | 1% below national |
| 161 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $34,650 | 1% below national |
| 162 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $34,640 | 1% below national |
| 163 | Kankakee, IL | $34,610 | 1% below national |
| 164 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $34,600 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Santa Fe, NM | $34,590 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Carson City, NV | $34,580 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Decatur, IL | $34,580 | 1% below national |
| 168 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $34,570 | 1% below national |
| 169 | Glens Falls, NY | $34,560 | 1% below national |
| 170 | Niles, MI | $34,540 | 1% below national |
| 171 | Syracuse, NY | $34,540 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Lebanon, PA | $34,510 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $34,510 | 1% below national |
| 174 | Tucson, AZ | $34,450 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Lincoln, NE | $34,440 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $34,440 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $34,430 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Peoria, IL | $34,420 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $34,410 | 1% below national |
| 180 | State College, PA | $34,390 | 1% below national |
| 181 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $34,380 | 1% below national |
| 182 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $34,370 | 1% below national |
| 183 | Idaho Falls, ID | $34,360 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Saginaw, MI | $34,360 | 2% below national |
| 185 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $34,360 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $34,330 | 2% below national |
| 187 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $34,320 | 2% below national |
| 188 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $34,300 | 2% below national |
| 189 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $34,220 | 2% below national |
| 190 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $34,190 | 2% below national |
| 191 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $34,160 | 2% below national |
| 192 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $34,120 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $34,110 | 2% below national |
| 194 | Grand Junction, CO | $34,060 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Wausau, WI | $34,040 | 2% below national |
| 196 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $34,020 | 2% below national |
| 197 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $34,000 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $33,970 | 3% below national |
| 199 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $33,970 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $33,940 | 3% below national |
| 201 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $33,880 | 3% below national |
| 202 | Charlottesville, VA | $33,860 | 3% below national |
| 203 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $33,790 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Vineland, NJ | $33,790 | 3% below national |
| 205 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $33,790 | 3% below national |
| 206 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $33,740 | 3% below national |
| 207 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $33,720 | 3% below national |
| 208 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $33,690 | 3% below national |
| 209 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $33,680 | 3% below national |
| 210 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $33,590 | 4% below national |
| 211 | Rochester, NY | $33,580 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $33,570 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Bloomington, IN | $33,560 | 4% below national |
| 214 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $33,480 | 4% below national |
| 215 | Evansville, IN | $33,480 | 4% below national |
| 216 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $33,480 | 4% below national |
| 217 | Jackson, MI | $33,470 | 4% below national |
| 218 | Yuma, AZ | $33,470 | 4% below national |
| 219 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $33,440 | 4% below national |
| 220 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $33,440 | 4% below national |
| 221 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $33,390 | 4% below national |
| 222 | Utica-Rome, NY | $33,370 | 4% below national |
| 223 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $33,330 | 4% below national |
| 224 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $33,290 | 5% below national |
| 225 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 5% below national |
| 226 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 5% below national |
| 227 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 5% below national |
| 228 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $33,230 | 5% below national |
| 229 | Richmond, VA | $33,220 | 5% below national |
| 230 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $33,220 | 5% below national |
| 231 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $33,210 | 5% below national |
| 232 | Lexington Park, MD | $33,150 | 5% below national |
| 233 | Flint, MI | $33,020 | 5% below national |
| 234 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $33,010 | 5% below national |
| 235 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $32,780 | 6% below national |
| 236 | Cleveland, TN | $32,770 | 6% below national |
| 237 | Dubuque, IA | $32,770 | 6% below national |
| 238 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $32,740 | 6% below national |
| 239 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $32,720 | 6% below national |
| 240 | Albuquerque, NM | $32,700 | 6% below national |
| 241 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $32,590 | 7% below national |
| 242 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $32,540 | 7% below national |
| 243 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $32,470 | 7% below national |
| 244 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $32,440 | 7% below national |
| 245 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $32,420 | 7% below national |
| 246 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $32,350 | 7% below national |
| 247 | Elmira, NY | $32,330 | 7% below national |
| 248 | Knoxville, TN | $32,300 | 7% below national |
| 249 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $32,250 | 8% below national |
| 250 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $32,210 | 8% below national |
| 251 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $32,210 | 8% below national |
| 252 | Jackson, TN | $32,180 | 8% below national |
| 253 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $32,170 | 8% below national |
| 254 | Dover, DE | $32,170 | 8% below national |
| 255 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $32,150 | 8% below national |
| 256 | Pittsburgh, PA | $32,140 | 8% below national |
| 257 | York-Hanover, PA | $32,070 | 8% below national |
| 258 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $32,000 | 8% below national |
| 259 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $32,000 | 8% below national |
| 260 | Roanoke, VA | $31,960 | 8% below national |
| 261 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $31,920 | 9% below national |
| 262 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $31,880 | 9% below national |
| 263 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $31,850 | 9% below national |
| 264 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $31,780 | 9% below national |
| 265 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $31,770 | 9% below national |
| 266 | Kenosha, WI | $31,750 | 9% below national |
| 267 | Johnson City, TN | $31,730 | 9% below national |
| 268 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $31,690 | 9% below national |
| 269 | Greenville, NC | $31,680 | 9% below national |
| 270 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $31,680 | 9% below national |
| 271 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $31,560 | 10% below national |
| 272 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $31,560 | 10% below national |
| 273 | Jacksonville, FL | $31,550 | 10% below national |
| 274 | Williamsport, PA | $31,520 | 10% below national |
| 275 | Gainesville, FL | $31,390 | 10% below national |
| 276 | Winchester, VA-WV | $31,380 | 10% below national |
| 277 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $31,260 | 10% below national |
| 278 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 279 | Salisbury, MD | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 280 | Springfield, MO | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 281 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 282 | Wilmington, NC | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 283 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 284 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 285 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $31,150 | 11% below national |
| 286 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $31,110 | 11% below national |
| 287 | Wichita, KS | $31,100 | 11% below national |
| 288 | Harrisonburg, VA | $31,070 | 11% below national |
| 289 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $31,040 | 11% below national |
| 290 | Gettysburg, PA | $30,910 | 11% below national |
| 291 | Fond du Lac, WI | $30,900 | 11% below national |
| 292 | Rapid City, SD | $30,880 | 11% below national |
| 293 | Florence, SC | $30,850 | 12% below national |
| 294 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $30,850 | 12% below national |
| 295 | Rocky Mount, NC | $30,830 | 12% below national |
| 296 | Paducah, KY-IL | $30,750 | 12% below national |
| 297 | Cleveland, OH | $30,700 | 12% below national |
| 298 | Burlington, NC | $30,690 | 12% below national |
| 299 | Huntsville, AL | $30,690 | 12% below national |
| 300 | Morgantown, WV | $30,690 | 12% below national |
| 301 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $30,640 | 12% below national |
| 302 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $30,620 | 12% below national |
| 303 | Midland, TX | $30,570 | 12% below national |
| 304 | Akron, OH | $30,540 | 12% below national |
| 305 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $30,520 | 13% below national |
| 306 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $30,510 | 13% below national |
| 307 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $30,490 | 13% below national |
| 308 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $30,470 | 13% below national |
| 309 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,460 | 13% below national |
| 310 | Columbus, OH | $30,410 | 13% below national |
| 311 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $30,310 | 13% below national |
| 312 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $30,280 | 13% below national |
| 313 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $30,240 | 13% below national |
| 314 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $30,220 | 13% below national |
| 315 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $30,220 | 13% below national |
| 316 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $30,210 | 13% below national |
| 317 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $30,190 | 13% below national |
| 318 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $30,180 | 13% below national |
| 319 | Ocala, FL | $30,160 | 14% below national |
| 320 | Gainesville, GA | $30,150 | 14% below national |
| 321 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $30,130 | 14% below national |
| 322 | Lawrence, KS | $30,120 | 14% below national |
| 323 | Erie, PA | $30,080 | 14% below national |
| 324 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $30,070 | 14% below national |
| 325 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $30,060 | 14% below national |
| 326 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $30,050 | 14% below national |
| 327 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $29,990 | 14% below national |
| 328 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $29,960 | 14% below national |
| 329 | Winston-Salem, NC | $29,950 | 14% below national |
| 330 | Topeka, KS | $29,940 | 14% below national |
| 331 | Fort Wayne, IN | $29,930 | 14% below national |
| 332 | Sandusky, OH | $29,850 | 14% below national |
| 333 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $29,840 | 14% below national |
| 334 | Columbia, SC | $29,830 | 15% below national |
| 335 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $29,800 | 15% below national |
| 336 | Decatur, AL | $29,800 | 15% below national |
| 337 | Waco, TX | $29,800 | 15% below national |
| 338 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,800 | 15% below national |
| 339 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $29,720 | 15% below national |
| 340 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $29,710 | 15% below national |
| 341 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,690 | 15% below national |
| 342 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $29,650 | 15% below national |
| 343 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $29,630 | 15% below national |
| 344 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $29,620 | 15% below national |
| 345 | Farmington, NM | $29,600 | 15% below national |
| 346 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $29,580 | 15% below national |
| 347 | Cheyenne, WY | $29,570 | 15% below national |
| 348 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,540 | 15% below national |
| 349 | Tyler, TX | $29,490 | 15% below national |
| 350 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $29,470 | 16% below national |
| 351 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $29,470 | 16% below national |
| 352 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $29,460 | 16% below national |
| 353 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $29,450 | 16% below national |
| 354 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $29,400 | 16% below national |
| 355 | Terre Haute, IN | $29,400 | 16% below national |
| 356 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $29,390 | 16% below national |
| 357 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $29,350 | 16% below national |
| 358 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $29,350 | 16% below national |
| 359 | Goldsboro, NC | $29,340 | 16% below national |
| 360 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $29,320 | 16% below national |
| 361 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $29,320 | 16% below national |
| 362 | Savannah, GA | $29,320 | 16% below national |
| 363 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $29,290 | 16% below national |
| 364 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $29,270 | 16% below national |
| 365 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $29,260 | 16% below national |
| 366 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $29,180 | 16% below national |
| 367 | Jefferson City, MO | $29,160 | 16% below national |
| 368 | Columbus, IN | $29,140 | 16% below national |
| 369 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $29,140 | 16% below national |
| 370 | Lynchburg, VA | $29,100 | 17% below national |
| 371 | Charleston, WV | $29,090 | 17% below national |
| 372 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $29,060 | 17% below national |
| 373 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $29,040 | 17% below national |
| 374 | Fayetteville, NC | $29,030 | 17% below national |
| 375 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $29,000 | 17% below national |
| 376 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $29,000 | 17% below national |
| 377 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28,980 | 17% below national |
| 378 | Abilene, TX | $28,960 | 17% below national |
| 379 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $28,960 | 17% below national |
| 380 | Toledo, OH | $28,940 | 17% below national |
| 381 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $28,930 | 17% below national |
| 382 | Casper, WY | $28,920 | 17% below national |
| 383 | Sumter, SC | $28,920 | 17% below national |
| 384 | Altoona, PA | $28,910 | 17% below national |
| 385 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $28,890 | 17% below national |
| 386 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,870 | 17% below national |
| 387 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $28,860 | 17% below national |
| 388 | Hinesville, GA | $28,860 | 17% below national |
| 389 | Jonesboro, AR | $28,850 | 17% below national |
| 390 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $28,850 | 17% below national |
| 391 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $28,820 | 17% below national |
| 392 | Oklahoma City, OK | $28,810 | 17% below national |
| 393 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $28,770 | 18% below national |
| 394 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $28,710 | 18% below national |
| 395 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,710 | 18% below national |
| 396 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $28,640 | 18% below national |
| 397 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $28,640 | 18% below national |
| 398 | Warner Robins, GA | $28,630 | 18% below national |
| 399 | Muncie, IN | $28,610 | 18% below national |
| 400 | Spartanburg, SC | $28,590 | 18% below national |
| 401 | Amarillo, TX | $28,530 | 18% below national |
| 402 | Logan, UT-ID | $28,510 | 18% below national |
| 403 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $28,500 | 18% below national |
| 404 | Manhattan, KS | $28,500 | 18% below national |
| 405 | Tallahassee, FL | $28,490 | 18% below national |
| 406 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $28,490 | 18% below national |
| 407 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,480 | 18% below national |
| 408 | Tulsa, OK | $28,450 | 18% below national |
| 409 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $28,430 | 19% below national |
| 410 | Bowling Green, KY | $28,390 | 19% below national |
| 411 | Johnstown, PA | $28,390 | 19% below national |
| 412 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $28,390 | 19% below national |
| 413 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $28,390 | 19% below national |
| 414 | Wichita Falls, TX | $28,360 | 19% below national |
| 415 | Rome, GA | $28,330 | 19% below national |
| 416 | Albany, GA | $28,230 | 19% below national |
| 417 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $28,230 | 19% below national |
| 418 | Lubbock, TX | $28,210 | 19% below national |
| 419 | Las Cruces, NM | $28,200 | 19% below national |
| 420 | Mobile, AL | $28,170 | 19% below national |
| 421 | Victoria, TX | $28,170 | 19% below national |
| 422 | Jackson, MS | $28,120 | 19% below national |
| 423 | Bay City, MI | $28,080 | 20% below national |
| 424 | Lima, OH | $28,040 | 20% below national |
| 425 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $28,030 | 20% below national |
| 426 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $28,000 | 20% below national |
| 427 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $28,000 | 20% below national |
| 428 | Odessa, TX | $27,980 | 20% below national |
| 429 | Corpus Christi, TX | $27,960 | 20% below national |
| 430 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $27,940 | 20% below national |
| 431 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $27,920 | 20% below national |
| 432 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $27,890 | 20% below national |
| 433 | Baton Rouge, LA | $27,870 | 20% below national |
| 434 | Birmingham, AL | $27,870 | 20% below national |
| 435 | Springfield, OH | $27,870 | 20% below national |
| 436 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27,800 | 20% below national |
| 437 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $27,780 | 20% below national |
| 438 | Hot Springs, AR | $27,770 | 20% below national |
| 439 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $27,760 | 20% below national |
| 440 | Montgomery, AL | $27,750 | 20% below national |
| 441 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $27,690 | 21% below national |
| 442 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27,670 | 21% below national |
| 443 | Elizabethtown, KY | $27,610 | 21% below national |
| 444 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $27,610 | 21% below national |
| 445 | San Angelo, TX | $27,510 | 21% below national |
| 446 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $27,510 | 21% below national |
| 447 | Owensboro, KY | $27,500 | 21% below national |
| 448 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $27,490 | 21% below national |
| 449 | Lake Charles, LA | $27,460 | 21% below national |
| 450 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27,410 | 21% below national |
| 451 | Columbus, GA-AL | $27,390 | 21% below national |
| 452 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27,350 | 22% below national |
| 453 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $27,170 | 22% below national |
| 454 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $27,130 | 22% below national |
| 455 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $27,090 | 22% below national |
| 456 | Longview, TX | $27,040 | 22% below national |
| 457 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $27,020 | 23% below national |
| 458 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $26,960 | 23% below national |
| 459 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $26,880 | 23% below national |
| 460 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $26,850 | 23% below national |
| 461 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $26,840 | 23% below national |
| 462 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $26,760 | 23% below national |
| 463 | Beckley, WV | $26,750 | 23% below national |
| 464 | Hattiesburg, MS | $26,750 | 23% below national |
| 465 | Lafayette, LA | $26,710 | 23% below national |
| 466 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $26,710 | 23% below national |
| 467 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $26,670 | 24% below national |
| 468 | Gadsden, AL | $26,520 | 24% below national |
| 469 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $26,500 | 24% below national |
| 470 | El Paso, TX | $26,380 | 24% below national |
| 471 | Lawton, OK | $26,370 | 24% below national |
| 472 | Laredo, TX | $26,280 | 25% below national |
| 473 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $26,270 | 25% below national |
| 474 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $26,260 | 25% below national |
| 475 | Enid, OK | $26,180 | 25% below national |
| 476 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $26,120 | 25% below national |
| 477 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $26,070 | 25% below national |
| 478 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $26,050 | 25% below national |
| 479 | Dothan, AL | $25,980 | 26% below national |
| 480 | Monroe, LA | $25,880 | 26% below national |
| 481 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $25,790 | 26% below national |
| 482 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $25,780 | 26% below national |
| 483 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $24,780 | 29% below national |
| 484 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $24,700 | 29% below national |
| 485 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $24,520 | 30% below national |
| 486 | Arecibo, PR | $24,120 | 31% below national |
| 487 | Hammond, LA | $23,660 | 32% below national |
| 488 | Alexandria, LA | $23,320 | 33% below national |
| 489 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $22,900 | 34% below national |
| 490 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,780 | 35% below national |
| 491 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $22,520 | 35% below national |
| 492 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $22,390 | 36% below national |
| 493 | Twin Falls, ID | $22,380 | 36% below national |
| 494 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $22,360 | 36% below national |
| 495 | Aguadilla, PR | $22,340 | 36% below national |
| 496 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $22,100 | 37% below national |
| 497 | Ponce, PR | $21,840 | 37% below national |
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How much does a Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers is $34,890 ($16.78/hour). The salary range spans from $27,440 at the 10th percentile to $43,190 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers the most? ▼
Washington pays the highest median salary for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers at $39,590/year, which is +13% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers is No formal educational credential. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers? ▼
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 3.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 3.2 per 100 workers.
Is Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers a good career? ▼
Employment for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers is projected to grow 5.4% from 2023 to 2033, which is faster than average. About 31,900 openings are projected each year.
How does Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay vary by state? ▼
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $39,590/year, while Virgin Islands pays the least at $28,090/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA at $44,410/year. BLS reports wage data for 497 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
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