SOC 51-6011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Ann Arbor, MI is $34,990. The 10th percentile is $29,260 and the 90th percentile is $42,470. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$34,990

10th percentile
$29,260
25th percentile
$31,040
Median
$34,990
75th percentile
$37,970
90th percentile
$42,470
Mean
$35,550

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers, the published 10th percentile is $29,260 and the 90th percentile is $42,470. The difference is $13,210, which is 37.8% 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 $31,040 to the 75th at $37,970, covers $6,930.

The mean annual wage is $35,550, which sits above the median of $34,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $34,890 for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,685, which is 0.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% lower than the Michigan median of $35,100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers at $34,685 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 7th of 28 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).).

  • Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $33,470 and employment of 80. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,468, against $34,685 here.
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $35,060 and employment of 1,970. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,956, against $34,685 here.
  • Toledo, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $28,940 and employment of 410. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,644, against $34,685 here.

Employment share

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (110 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.39 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Ann Arbor, MI is $34,990. The 10th percentile is $29,260 and the 90th percentile is $42,470. Employment is 110.

How does that compare with the national median for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers?

The local median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $34,890.

What is Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $34,990 is $34,685. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers?

Jackson, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $33,470. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 7th of 28 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.