Salary by Metro

SOC 51-6011 · Production Occupations

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$34,890

10th percentile
$27,440
25th percentile
$30,360
Median
$34,890
75th percentile
$37,560
90th percentile
$43,190
Mean
$34,920

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 198,040.

That median is 31.6% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA810$40,080$44,410$53,400
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,140$38,270$43,610$49,350
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA2,040$38,070$43,310$53,400
Napa, CA160$37,830$42,600$48,700
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA260$37,500$41,080$46,670
Bismarck, ND170$31,400$39,760$47,260
Vallejo, CA200$36,050$39,680$43,680
Boulder, CO160$37,010$39,430$46,190
Bellingham, WA210$36,580$39,320$41,920
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA1,050$36,320$39,290$47,240
Rochester, MN160$30,440$39,030$47,250
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO1,620$35,910$39,000$46,550
Grand Forks, ND-MN100$30,520$39,000$45,060
Burlington-South Burlington, VT50$31,550$38,980$48,620
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA2,400$35,600$38,910$45,920
Barnstable Town, MA150$35,910$38,820$41,690
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA80$36,190$38,620$44,690
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI2,130$33,510$38,600$47,190
Anchorage, AK320$29,320$38,480$50,860
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA90$35,380$38,440$44,890

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ14,040$33,340$35,910$45,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA9,230$35,530$37,330$45,680
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN6,330$31,200$35,740$42,640
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL4,460$29,410$33,330$38,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,360$26,530$32,420$39,150
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,340$22,880$29,260$37,060
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV3,710$30,140$36,560$50,600
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,500$30,260$36,300$42,440
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ3,220$33,570$36,700$38,210
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD3,050$29,420$34,730$43,160
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA2,900$21,390$32,170$38,160
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,820$35,560$37,690$43,090
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA2,400$35,600$38,910$45,920
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL2,390$29,460$33,010$38,380
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN2,380$29,580$35,070$37,150
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,140$38,270$43,610$49,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI2,130$33,510$38,600$47,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA2,040$38,070$43,310$53,400
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI1,970$29,120$35,060$44,860
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL1,880$29,540$31,880$36,540

States and territories

State estimates for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Washington3,870$35,940$39,590$47,310
Oregon1,890$34,000$37,800$46,660
California21,940$35,450$37,790$46,240
District of Columbia320$36,700$37,790$57,980
Colorado3,370$32,700$37,680$46,450
Minnesota3,530$31,090$37,580$46,530
Massachusetts3,700$34,540$37,490$42,710
North Dakota840$31,040$37,470$45,630
Maine820$34,640$37,380$44,190
Vermont280$31,570$37,300$45,960
Rhode Island650$31,200$37,230$43,750
New Hampshire890$31,270$36,860$44,540
Arizona4,290$32,690$36,500$38,530
Connecticut1,830$34,010$36,310$42,000
Montana1,030$30,160$36,250$44,980
Nevada4,540$29,360$36,210$50,220
Alaska750$27,200$36,050$48,550
New Jersey6,110$32,220$36,050$40,770
Wisconsin3,310$29,270$35,700$42,240
Hawaii1,730$30,310$35,690$55,730
Utah1,470$26,980$35,690$45,230
Illinois8,550$31,200$35,220$40,460
Idaho1,350$23,700$35,140$45,540
Michigan4,970$28,440$35,100$43,180
New York13,020$33,330$35,050$45,690
Nebraska1,060$29,910$34,790$43,990
Maryland3,780$31,200$34,710$39,800
Pennsylvania6,290$26,970$34,060$41,880
Iowa1,900$28,750$34,050$41,700
Missouri3,930$28,600$33,870$39,270
Delaware710$31,200$33,730$41,980
Tennessee5,730$27,420$33,220$36,900
South Dakota750$28,100$32,780$43,330
Florida14,150$29,150$32,340$38,010
Virginia4,900$26,490$32,140$38,500
North Carolina5,570$26,020$31,920$38,360
Indiana3,190$26,000$30,930$38,790
New Mexico1,320$27,210$30,850$36,690
Georgia5,150$22,580$30,580$36,970
Ohio6,990$26,380$30,520$38,620
South Carolina3,160$23,470$30,470$38,050
Kansas2,160$25,800$30,120$36,640
Texas17,030$22,620$29,630$38,960
Kentucky2,350$23,140$29,220$36,610
West Virginia1,340$23,070$28,970$37,030
Wyoming690$27,460$28,630$41,160
Arkansas1,640$23,640$28,460$34,170
Alabama2,150$22,450$28,370$35,560
Oklahoma2,680$20,750$28,170$38,600
Virgin Islands150$25,340$28,090$42,840
Louisiana2,950$21,680$27,460$36,530
Mississippi1,420$21,430$27,190$36,500
Puerto Rico620$21,840$22,630$26,740
Guam100$19,280$19,280$22,130

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers is $34,890. Employment is 198,040.

How does Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers is 31.6% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $44,410.