How much do Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers make in Reno, NV?

Percentile spread

For Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers, the published 10th percentile is $30,970 and the 90th percentile is $40,800. The difference is $9,830, which is 27.4% 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 $34,300 to the 75th at $39,280, covers $4,980.

The mean annual wage is $36,380, which sits above the median of $35,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Reno, NV median is 2.7% higher than the national median of $34,890 for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,460, which is 1.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% lower than the Nevada median of $36,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers at $35,460 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. Reno, NV ranks 7th of 8 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).).

• Carson City, NV is 77 miles away, with a median of $34,580 and employment of 70. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,239, against $35,460 here.
• Chico, CA is 116 miles away, with a median of $36,870 and employment of 100. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,434, against $35,460 here.
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 127 miles away, with a median of $38,080 and employment of 1,100. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,699, against $35,460 here.

Employment share

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Reno, NV (480 of 275,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.37 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.