SOC 51-6011 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers make in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL?
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 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is $26,670. The 10th percentile is $20,820 and the 90th percentile is $33,120. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$26,670
- 10th percentile
- $20,820
- 25th percentile
- $21,030
- Median
- $26,670
- 75th percentile
- $29,790
- 90th percentile
- $33,120
- Mean
- $26,370
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers, the published 10th percentile is $20,820 and the 90th percentile is $33,120. The difference is $12,300, which is 46.1% 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 $21,030 to the 75th at $29,790, covers $8,760.
The mean annual wage is $26,370, which sits below the median of $26,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL median is 23.6% lower than the national median of $34,890 for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,444, which is 9.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 6% lower than the Alabama median of $28,370.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 84.817, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $26,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers at $31,444 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL ranks 16th of 18 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).).
- Decatur, AL is 41 miles away, with a median of $29,800 and employment of 50. That median is 11.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,170, against $31,444 here.
- Huntsville, AL is 56 miles away, with a median of $30,690 and employment of 370. That median is 15.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,974, against $31,444 here.
- Jackson, TN is 93 miles away, with a median of $32,180 and employment of 140. That median is 20.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,628, against $31,444 here.
Employment share
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (50 of 56,100). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL · Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers make in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is $26,670. The 10th percentile is $20,820 and the 90th percentile is $33,120. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers?
The local median is 23.6% lower than the national median of $34,890.
What is Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL is 84.817, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $26,670 is $31,444. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL compare with nearby metros for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers?
Decatur, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $29,800. Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL ranks 16th of 18 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.