SOC 51-6011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers make in Stockton-Lodi, CA?

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 Stockton-Lodi, CA is $37,060. The 10th percentile is $35,660 and the 90th percentile is $42,990. Employment is 360.

Median annual wage

$37,060

10th percentile
$35,660
25th percentile
$36,340
Median
$37,060
75th percentile
$39,380
90th percentile
$42,990
Mean
$38,280

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 $35,660 and the 90th percentile is $42,990. The difference is $7,330, which is 19.8% 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 $36,340 to the 75th at $39,380, covers $3,040.

The mean annual wage is $38,280, which sits above the median of $37,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Stockton-Lodi, CA median is 6.2% higher than the national median of $34,890 for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,265, which is 1.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% lower than the California median of $37,790.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Stockton-Lodi, CA is 105.089, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers at $35,265 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers. Stockton-Lodi, CA ranks 10th of 17 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).).

  • Modesto, CA is 30 miles away, with a median of $37,380 and employment of 140. That median is 0.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,905, against $35,265 here.
  • Vallejo, CA is 43 miles away, with a median of $39,680 and employment of 200. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,579, against $35,265 here.
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $43,310 and employment of 2,040. That median is 16.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,461, against $35,265 here.

Employment share

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Stockton-Lodi, CA (360 of 289,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA · 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Stockton-Lodi, CA is $37,060. The 10th percentile is $35,660 and the 90th percentile is $42,990. Employment is 360.

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

The local median is 6.2% higher than the national median of $34,890.

What is Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay in Stockton-Lodi, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Stockton-Lodi, CA is 105.089, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,060 is $35,265. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Stockton-Lodi, CA compare with nearby metros for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers?

Modesto, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $37,380. Stockton-Lodi, CA ranks 10th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.