The annual salary statistics of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Las Cruces, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage information of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Las Cruces is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $27,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,840 | 14.98% | 30.96% |
| 2021 | $22,820 | 12.01% | - |
| 2020 | $20,080 | 4.48% | - |
| 2019 | $19,180 | 1.41% | - |
| 2018 | $18,910 | -4.02% | - |
| 2017 | $19,670 | 7.17% | - |
| 2016 | $18,260 | -7.39% | - |
| 2015 | $19,610 | 3.31% | - |
| 2014 | $18,960 | 0.58% | - |
| 2013 | $18,850 | 1.70% | - |
| 2012 | $18,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,840 in Las Cruces is in the middle of salary range for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Las Cruces is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Fe and 31.8 percent (31.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.