Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers salary
The median pay for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in the United States is $34,890 a year. About 198,040 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $27,440
- 25th percentile
- $30,360
- Median percentile
- $34,890
- 75th percentile
- $37,560
- 90th percentile
- $43,190
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $39,590
- Oregon $37,800
- California $37,790
- District of Columbia $37,790
- Colorado $37,680
- Minnesota $37,580
- Massachusetts $37,490
- North Dakota $37,470
- Maine $37,380
- Vermont $37,300
- Rhode Island $37,230
- New Hampshire $36,860
- Arizona $36,500
- Connecticut $36,310
- Montana $36,250
- Nevada $36,210
- Alaska $36,050
- New Jersey $36,050
- Wisconsin $35,700
- Hawaii $35,690
- Utah $35,690
- Illinois $35,220
- Idaho $35,140
- Michigan $35,100
- New York $35,050
- Nebraska $34,790
- Maryland $34,710
- Pennsylvania $34,060
- Iowa $34,050
- Missouri $33,870
- Delaware $33,730
- Tennessee $33,220
- South Dakota $32,780
- Florida $32,340
- Virginia $32,140
- North Carolina $31,920
- Indiana $30,930
- New Mexico $30,850
- Georgia $30,580
- Ohio $30,520
- South Carolina $30,470
- Kansas $30,120
- Texas $29,630
- Kentucky $29,220
- West Virginia $28,970
- Wyoming $28,630
- Arkansas $28,460
- Alabama $28,370
- Oklahoma $28,170
- Louisiana $27,460
- Mississippi $27,190
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $44,410
- Seattle, WA $43,610
- San Francisco, CA $43,310
- Napa, CA $42,600
- Santa Rosa, CA $41,080
- Bismarck, ND $39,760
- Vallejo, CA $39,680
- Boulder, CO $39,430
- Bellingham, WA $39,320
- Portland, OR $39,290
- Rochester, MN $39,030
- Denver, CO $39,000
- Grand Forks, ND $39,000
- Burlington, VT $38,980
- San Diego, CA $38,910
- Barnstable Town, MA $38,820
- Bremerton, WA $38,620
- Minneapolis, MN $38,600
- Anchorage, AK $38,480
- Olympia, WA $38,440
- Salinas, CA $38,230
- Sacramento, CA $38,080
- Mount Vernon, WA $38,060
- Santa Cruz, CA $37,910
- Minot, ND $37,860
- Bridgeport, CT $37,770
- Santa Maria, CA $37,730
- Boston, MA $37,690
- Portland, ME $37,640
- Fairbanks, AK $37,580
- New Haven, CT $37,550
- Fargo, ND $37,470
- Iowa City, IA $37,430
- Medford, OR $37,430
- Eugene, OR $37,390
- Modesto, CA $37,380
- Pittsfield, MA $37,340
- Los Angeles, CA $37,330
- Madison, WI $37,260
- Flagstaff, AZ $37,210
- Kennewick, WA $37,150
- Oxnard, CA $37,070
- Bloomington, IL $37,060
- Stockton, CA $37,060
- Riverside, CA $37,050
- Yakima, WA $37,020
- Ogden, UT $36,950
- Wenatchee, WA $36,950
- San Luis Obispo, CA $36,910
- Chico, CA $36,870
- Manchester, NH $36,860
- Mankato, MN $36,850
- Fort Collins, CO $36,800
- St. Cloud, MN $36,790
- Fresno, CA $36,740
- Missoula, MT $36,730
- Bend, OR $36,700
- Phoenix, AZ $36,700
- Salem, OR $36,700
- Grand Rapids, MI $36,620
- Great Falls, MT $36,610
- Oshkosh, WI $36,600
- Bakersfield, CA $36,590
- Las Vegas, NV $36,560
- Providence, RI $36,560
- Salt Lake City, UT $36,510
- Worcester, MA $36,480
- Kalamazoo, MI $36,470
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $36,420
- Kahului, HI $36,370
- Bozeman, MT $36,340
- Lewiston, ME $36,330
- Greensboro, NC $36,310
- Milwaukee, WI $36,310
- Washington, DC $36,300
- Spokane, WA $36,290
- Green Bay, WI $36,280
- Boise City, ID $36,240
- Billings, MT $36,170
- Midland, MI $36,170
- Hartford, CT $36,130
- Redding, CA $36,130
- Colorado Springs, CO $36,040
- Ithaca, NY $35,960
- Duluth, MN $35,940
- Battle Creek, MI $35,930
- New York, NY $35,910
- Chambersburg, PA $35,880
- Columbia, MO $35,870
- Allentown, PA $35,860
- Norwich, CT $35,820
- Reno, NV $35,820
- Chicago, IL $35,740
- La Crosse, WI $35,710
- Helena, MT $35,620
- Kiryas Joel, NY $35,620
- Bangor, ME $35,610
- Visalia, CA $35,520
- Waterbury, CT $35,510
- Reading, PA $35,490
- Omaha, NE $35,450
- Appleton, WI $35,430
- Lansing, MI $35,340
- Grand Island, NE $35,310
- Traverse City, MI $35,280
- Kingston, NY $35,200
- Asheville, NC $35,120
- Janesville, WI $35,110
- Springfield, IL $35,100
- Binghamton, NY $35,090
- Springfield, MA $35,090
- Lancaster, PA $35,070
- Nashville, TN $35,070
- Detroit, MI $35,060
- Eau Claire, WI $35,010
- Albany, NY $35,000
- Ann Arbor, MI $34,990
- Buffalo, NY $34,980
- Rockford, IL $34,950
- St. Louis, MO $34,910