Green Bay, WI · SOC 51-6011
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Green Bay
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$36,280
per year in Green Bay
+4% above
National Median
$34,890
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$17.44/hr
median hourly
Employment
220
jobs in Green Bay
BLS metro-level wage data places Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay in Green Bay, WI at a median of $36,280 per year ($17.44/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $34,890, Green Bay pays +4% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 220 laundry and dry-cleaning workerss are employed across the Green Bay MSA in SOC 51-6011.
The Green Bay pay distribution spans from $29,800 at the 10th percentile to $37,460 at the 90th — a 1.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $30,620 and the 75th at $36,330, so half of Green Bay-based laundry and dry-cleaning workerss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Green Bay, WI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide WI data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Green Bay
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$29,800
25th Percentile
$30,620
Median
$36,280
75th Percentile
$36,330
90th Percentile
$37,460
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