SOC 51-6011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers make in Bismarck, ND?

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 Bismarck, ND is $39,760. The 10th percentile is $31,400 and the 90th percentile is $47,260. Employment is 170.

Median annual wage

$39,760

10th percentile
$31,400
25th percentile
$36,460
Median
$39,760
75th percentile
$40,390
90th percentile
$47,260
Mean
$39,450

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers, the published 10th percentile is $31,400 and the 90th percentile is $47,260. The difference is $15,860, which is 39.9% 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 $36,460 to the 75th at $40,390, covers $3,930.

The mean annual wage is $39,450, which sits below the median of $39,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bismarck, ND median is 14% higher than the national median of $34,890 for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,681, which is 25.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.1% higher than the North Dakota median of $37,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bismarck, ND is 91.024, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers at $43,681 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. Bismarck, ND ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • Minot, ND is 100 miles away, with a median of $37,860 and employment of 40. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,503, against $43,681 here.
  • Fargo, ND-MN is 190 miles away, with a median of $37,470 and employment of 280. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,234, against $43,681 here.

Employment share

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Bismarck, ND (170 of 71,270). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.87 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 Bismarck, ND?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Bismarck, ND is $39,760. The 10th percentile is $31,400 and the 90th percentile is $47,260. Employment is 170.

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

The local median is 14% higher than the national median of $34,890.

What is Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay in Bismarck, ND after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bismarck, ND is 91.024, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $39,760 is $43,681. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Bismarck, ND compare with nearby metros for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers?

Minot, ND is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 100 miles away, at $37,860. Bismarck, ND ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.