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Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers salary in Washington, DC

The median laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $36,300 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,355 a month.

10th percentile
$30,260
25th percentile
$33,280
Median percentile
$36,300
75th percentile
$37,820
90th percentile
$42,440

Based on 3,500 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$28,262 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,300
Federal income tax−$2,176
Social Security + Medicare−$2,777
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$3,086
Monthly take-home$2,355
Every two weeks$1,087

Does it go far here?

$33,338Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
86%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All laundry and dry-cleaning workers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia