Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for laundry and dry-cleaning workers

Washington leads at $39,590 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Washington$39,590$37,780–$44,100
Oregon$37,800$36,020–$43,280
California$37,790$36,420–$42,060
District of Columbia$37,790$36,960–$42,850
Colorado$37,680$35,800–$42,950
Minnesota$37,580$34,340–$43,140
Massachusetts$37,490$35,920–$38,930
North Dakota$37,470$33,640–$40,210
Maine$37,380$35,920–$39,550
Vermont$37,300$36,310–$41,720
Rhode Island$37,230$35,530–$40,130
New Hampshire$36,860$35,890–$38,670
Arizona$36,500$34,780–$37,670
Connecticut$36,310$35,340–$37,990
Montana$36,250$33,760–$38,690
Nevada$36,210$32,230–$38,320
Alaska$36,050$32,700–$39,320
New Jersey$36,050$34,490–$37,280
Wisconsin$35,700$30,820–$37,260
Hawaii$35,690$31,700–$45,780
Utah$35,690$31,200–$38,020
Illinois$35,220$31,200–$37,100
Idaho$35,140$28,450–$38,650
Michigan$35,100$30,770–$37,990
New York$35,050$34,020–$37,330
Nebraska$34,790$31,250–$37,810
Maryland$34,710$31,390–$36,770
Pennsylvania$34,060$29,360–$36,570
Iowa$34,050$29,700–$37,280
Missouri$33,870$29,940–$36,410
Delaware$33,730$31,230–$36,600
Tennessee$33,220$29,620–$35,920
South Dakota$32,780$29,120–$36,150
Florida$32,340$30,110–$35,100
Virginia$32,140$28,590–$36,010
North Carolina$31,920$28,750–$35,730
Indiana$30,930$28,690–$35,250
New Mexico$30,850$28,560–$34,580
Georgia$30,580$27,810–$34,060
Ohio$30,520$28,010–$36,400
South Carolina$30,470$28,250–$35,020
Kansas$30,120$27,860–$34,330
Texas$29,630$26,160–$35,200
Kentucky$29,220$26,900–$33,280
West Virginia$28,970$27,110–$34,490
Wyoming$28,630$27,820–$33,870
Arkansas$28,460$26,770–$30,180
Alabama$28,370$24,450–$32,320
Oklahoma$28,170$23,440–$31,430
Louisiana$27,460$22,970–$30,250
Mississippi$27,190$22,880–$28,890

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.