How much do Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment make in Valdosta, GA?

Percentile spread

For Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment, the published 10th percentile is $23,500 and the 90th percentile is $39,400. The difference is $15,900, which is 53.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $24,880 to the 75th at $33,980, covers $9,100.

The mean annual wage is $30,780, which sits above the median of $29,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Valdosta, GA median is 17.2% lower than the national median of $35,830 for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,590, which is 6.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the Georgia median of $30,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Valdosta, GA is 88.271, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment at $33,590 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment. Valdosta, GA ranks 16th of 22 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Tallahassee, FL is 69 miles away, with a median of $30,110 and employment of 260. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,060, against $33,590 here.
• Albany, GA is 76 miles away, with a median of $28,950 and employment of 160. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,022, against $33,590 here.
• Jacksonville, FL is 98 miles away, with a median of $33,500 and employment of 1,790. That median is 13% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,674, against $33,590 here.

Employment share

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Valdosta, GA (130 of 53,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.