363 metro areas

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker Salary by City (2026)

Laundry and dry-cleaning workers earn the most in Denver, CO, an average of $49,800 a year, against $34,920 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Denver, CO ($47,080 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $34,920BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $49,800Denver, CO
Best after cost of living: $47,080Denver, CO
Metro areas: 363With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for laundry and dry-cleaning workers

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

Denver, CO$49,800
San Jose, CA$45,300
San Francisco, CA$44,370
Napa, CA$43,200
Seattle, WA$43,040
Santa Rosa, CA$41,560
Kahului, HI$41,480
Portland, OR-WA$41,270
Boulder, CO$41,250
Vallejo, CA$40,680

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for laundry and dry-cleaning workers
Item	Value
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$49,800
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$45,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$44,370
Napa, CA	$43,200
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$43,040
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$41,560
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$41,480
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$41,270
Boulder, CO	$41,250
Vallejo, CA	$40,680

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

Denver, CO$49,800 nominal$47,080
Rochester, MN$40,600 nominal$44,700
St. Cloud, MN$38,880 nominal$44,370
Minot, ND$38,270 nominal$43,970
Grand Island, NE$37,880 nominal$43,710
Grand Forks, ND-MN$37,710 nominal$43,510
Bismarck, ND$39,460 nominal$43,350
Fargo, ND-MN$38,360 nominal$42,210
Grand Junction, CO$39,750 nominal$41,630
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$35,920 nominal$41,550

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for laundry and dry-cleaning workers
Item	Value
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$47,080
Rochester, MN	$44,700
St. Cloud, MN	$44,370
Minot, ND	$43,970
Grand Island, NE	$43,710
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$43,510
Bismarck, ND	$43,350
Fargo, ND-MN	$42,210
Grand Junction, CO	$41,630
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$41,550

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	Denver, CO	$49,800	$36,170	$56,490	$47,080
2	San Jose, CA	$45,300	$40,910	$47,470	$41,020
3	San Francisco, CA	$44,370	$38,810	$47,090	$38,380
4	Napa, CA	$43,200	$37,880	$45,800	$38,380
5	Seattle, WA	$43,040	$38,400	$45,320	$38,730
6	Santa Rosa, CA	$41,560	$38,000	$43,310	$38,560
7	Kahului, HI	$41,480	$31,970	$46,180	$37,920
8	Portland, OR-WA	$41,270	$36,590	$43,560	$39,150
9	Boulder, CO	$41,250	$37,230	$43,220	$39,210
10	Vallejo, CA	$40,680	$36,690	$42,660	$37,500
11	Rochester, MN	$40,600	$32,880	$44,410	$44,700
12	Burlington, VT	$40,460	$34,610	$43,330	$40,080
13	Salinas, CA	$40,290	$36,150	$42,330	$36,950
14	Santa Cruz, CA	$40,230	$36,400	$42,120	$36,610
15	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$40,080	$34,400	$42,870	$38,240
16	Santa Maria, CA	$39,920	$36,110	$41,810	$36,690
17	Anchorage, AK	$39,830	$33,070	$43,160	$37,780
18	San Diego, CA	$39,830	$36,280	$41,580	$35,600
19	Bremerton, WA	$39,750	$36,380	$41,410	$37,640
20	Grand Junction, CO	$39,750	$31,140	$43,970	$41,630
21	Bellingham, WA	$39,560	$37,360	$40,660	$38,280
22	Bismarck, ND	$39,460	$34,010	$42,140	$43,350
23	Olympia, WA	$39,420	$35,880	$41,140	$38,020
24	Fairbanks, AK	$39,400	$32,610	$42,740	$38,180
25	Los Angeles, CA	$39,250	$35,900	$40,890	$34,560
26	Portland, ME	$39,170	$36,500	$40,460	$38,460
27	Sacramento, CA	$39,100	$35,980	$40,640	$36,660
28	Barnstable Town, MA	$39,080	$35,920	$40,640	$39,740
29	Salem, OR	$38,940	$33,320	$41,700	$37,570
30	St. Cloud, MN	$38,880	$33,360	$41,600	$44,370
31	Bend, OR	$38,810	$35,400	$40,500	$37,460
32	Chambersburg, PA	$38,790	$27,160	$44,510	$40,990
33	Bozeman, MT	$38,750	$33,260	$41,450	$37,800
34	Boston, MA-NH	$38,710	$35,190	$40,460	$35,750
35	Bridgeport, CT	$38,710	$35,420	$40,330	$36,220
36	Wenatchee, WA	$38,710	$35,690	$40,190	$37,270
37	Mount Vernon, WA	$38,500	$35,920	$39,770	$37,580
38	Spokane, WA	$38,460	$35,130	$40,080	$38,330
39	Fargo, ND-MN	$38,360	$33,530	$40,730	$42,210
40	Kennewick, WA	$38,330	$35,650	$39,640	$38,300
41	Oxnard, CA	$38,330	$35,570	$39,710	$34,680
42	Minot, ND	$38,270	$32,050	$41,330	$43,970
43	Stockton, CA	$38,270	$35,840	$39,480	$36,420
44	San Luis Obispo, CA	$38,230	$35,460	$39,600	$35,200
45	Fort Collins, CO	$38,150	$33,450	$40,460	$37,720
46	Modesto, CA	$38,040	$35,400	$39,350	$36,540
47	Medford, OR	$38,020	$33,920	$40,040	$37,480
48	Visalia, CA	$38,020	$34,530	$39,750	$38,090
49	New York, NY-NJ	$37,940	$33,630	$40,040	$33,710
50	Riverside, CA	$37,900	$34,670	$39,480	$35,610
51	Grand Island, NE	$37,880	$30,620	$41,450	$43,710
52	Pittsfield, MA	$37,840	$35,300	$39,080	$39,790
53	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$37,710	$31,640	$40,710	$43,510
54	Las Vegas, NV	$37,610	$30,700	$41,020	$37,530
55	New Haven, CT	$37,610	$34,800	$39,000	$35,970
56	Redding, CA	$37,560	$34,380	$39,120	$37,300
57	Yakima, WA	$37,520	$35,320	$38,630	$39,270
58	Grand Rapids, MI	$37,480	$30,830	$40,750	$39,230
59	Fresno, CA	$37,460	$34,670	$38,830	$36,670
60	Urban Honolulu, HI	$37,320	$30,890	$40,480	$33,630
61	Missoula, MT	$37,270	$31,080	$40,330	$38,640
62	Eugene, OR	$37,190	$33,110	$39,210	$36,620
63	Bakersfield, CA	$37,170	$35,030	$38,210	$36,840
64	Battle Creek, MI	$37,170	$30,040	$40,710	$41,050
65	Worcester, MA	$37,170	$34,720	$38,380	$36,260
66	Flagstaff, AZ	$37,130	$34,650	$38,360	$37,010
67	La Crosse, WI-MN	$37,110	$31,300	$39,980	$40,440
68	Norwich, CT	$37,110	$34,690	$38,290	$36,950
69	Ithaca, NY	$37,090	$33,340	$38,940	$35,900
70	Billings, MT	$37,070	$32,550	$39,290	$39,640
71	Bangor, ME	$37,000	$33,110	$38,920	$38,340
72	Hartford, CT	$36,980	$34,550	$38,170	$35,990
73	Providence, RI-MA	$36,940	$32,840	$38,960	$36,300
74	Chico, CA	$36,900	$35,030	$37,840	$36,460
75	Kingston, NY	$36,900	$32,950	$38,850	$36,640
76	Phoenix, AZ	$36,860	$34,380	$38,080	$35,680
77	Kiryas Joel, NY	$36,840	$33,860	$38,290	$33,670
78	Reading, PA	$36,840	$27,060	$41,640	$37,960
79	Mankato, MN	$36,770	$30,620	$39,830	$40,430
80	Bloomington, IL	$36,750	$31,950	$39,120	$39,290
81	Manchester, NH	$36,750	$32,860	$38,670	$34,780
82	Madison, WI	$36,610	$31,160	$39,290	$37,630
83	Duluth, MN-WI	$36,590	$31,100	$39,290	$41,220
84	Coeur d'Alene, ID	$36,570	$30,970	$39,330	$37,210
85	Kalamazoo, MI	$36,480	$29,890	$39,750	$38,460
86	Pueblo, CO	$36,400	$30,910	$39,100	$39,670
87	Lewiston, ME	$36,380	$33,550	$37,770	$38,400
88	Reno, NV	$36,380	$32,050	$38,500	$36,010
89	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$36,380	$31,370	$38,850	$33,410
90	Buffalo, NY	$36,360	$32,510	$38,230	$37,940
91	Binghamton, NY	$36,320	$32,340	$38,270	$39,110
92	Albany, NY	$36,300	$32,510	$38,150	$36,460
93	Waterbury, CT	$36,280	$34,200	$37,290	$36,360
94	Helena, MT	$36,190	$30,140	$39,190	$37,830
95	Janesville, WI	$36,150	$28,270	$40,040	$38,580
96	Chicago, IL-IN	$36,130	$31,550	$38,380	$34,880
97	Lincoln, NE	$36,130	$31,550	$38,400	$39,450
98	Springfield, IL	$36,050	$31,200	$38,440	$38,870
99	Champaign, IL	$36,000	$31,200	$38,360	$38,830
100	Colorado Springs, CO	$35,960	$32,030	$37,900	$35,710
101	Ogden, UT	$35,920	$27,060	$40,290	$35,800
102	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$35,920	$28,870	$39,400	$41,550
103	Salt Lake City, UT	$35,880	$29,680	$38,940	$35,570
104	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$35,880	$29,370	$39,080	$39,590
105	Boise City, ID	$35,860	$26,690	$40,350	$36,450
106	Detroit, MI	$35,860	$30,240	$38,600	$35,750
107	Lexington Park, MD	$35,820	$31,490	$37,940	$35,550
108	Trenton, NJ	$35,820	$32,240	$37,590	$34,720
109	Omaha, NE-IA	$35,780	$30,740	$38,250	$38,930
110	Milwaukee, WI	$35,760	$30,260	$38,460	$36,890
111	Syracuse, NY	$35,690	$32,510	$37,250	$37,280
112	Eau Claire, WI	$35,650	$29,350	$38,750	$38,420
113	Springfield, MA	$35,650	$32,880	$37,020	$37,110
114	Watertown, NY	$35,650	$32,240	$37,340	$40,650
115	Lansing, MI	$35,610	$30,080	$38,330	$37,490
116	Midland, MI	$35,590	$31,430	$37,650	$38,720
117	Great Falls, MT	$35,570	$30,220	$38,210	$36,730
118	Ann Arbor, MI	$35,550	$30,180	$38,210	$35,240
119	Traverse City, MI	$35,550	$29,560	$38,500	$38,070
120	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$35,530	$30,010	$38,250	$34,650
121	Vineland, NJ	$35,460	$32,220	$37,090	$36,950
122	Iowa City, IA	$35,440	$29,660	$38,290	$38,730
123	Oshkosh, WI	$35,400	$30,700	$37,730	$38,090
124	Carson City, NV	$35,360	$31,100	$37,480	$36,030
125	St. Louis, MO-IL	$35,360	$30,740	$37,650	$37,190
126	Lebanon, PA	$35,340	$29,270	$38,310	$37,910
127	Rochester, NY	$35,280	$32,240	$36,770	$36,360
128	Prescott Valley, AZ	$35,260	$32,140	$36,800	$35,890
129	Utica, NY	$35,240	$32,240	$36,710	$38,020
130	Columbia, MO	$35,110	$29,410	$37,920	$39,260
131	Appleton, WI	$34,990	$29,180	$37,860	$37,860
132	Ames, IA	$34,940	$29,120	$37,810	$39,330
133	Atlantic City, NJ	$34,940	$32,220	$36,280	$35,340
134	Bloomington, IN	$34,940	$25,650	$39,520	$36,750
135	Glens Falls, NY	$34,940	$32,260	$36,250	$36,830
136	Naples, FL	$34,940	$30,510	$37,110	$33,860
137	Elmira, NY	$34,880	$32,240	$36,170	$36,950
138	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$34,860	$28,750	$37,880	$40,360
139	Greensboro, NC	$34,820	$27,850	$38,270	$37,500
140	Allentown, PA-NJ	$34,720	$28,350	$37,840	$34,730
141	Green Bay, WI	$34,720	$29,890	$37,090	$37,300
142	Baltimore, MD	$34,690	$31,200	$36,420	$33,200
143	St. George, UT	$34,650	$30,660	$36,630	$35,600
144	Idaho Falls, ID	$34,610	$26,000	$38,880	$36,660
145	Peoria, IL	$34,590	$31,470	$36,130	$37,910
146	Crestview, FL	$34,570	$29,910	$36,880	$35,630
147	Tucson, AZ	$34,550	$31,470	$36,070	$35,660
148	Saginaw, MI	$34,420	$28,680	$37,270	$37,870
149	Durham, NC	$34,400	$28,250	$37,420	$35,260
150	Charleston, SC	$34,340	$28,430	$37,270	$34,010
151	Asheville, NC	$34,300	$29,000	$36,900	$35,540
152	Nashville, TN	$34,300	$29,560	$36,630	$35,600
153	Decatur, IL	$34,240	$31,350	$35,650	$38,720
154	Rockford, IL	$34,240	$31,200	$35,730	$37,160
155	North Port, FL	$34,220	$29,700	$36,440	$33,410
156	Racine, WI	$34,220	$28,870	$36,860	$35,660
157	Santa Fe, NM	$34,200	$29,930	$36,280	$34,630
158	Des Moines, IA	$34,170	$28,660	$36,900	$37,260
159	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$34,130	$29,270	$36,520	$36,240
160	Kansas City, MO-KS	$34,130	$29,200	$36,570	$36,880
161	Cedar Rapids, IA	$34,110	$28,750	$36,750	$38,340
162	Dubuque, IA	$34,070	$29,680	$36,230	$39,010
163	Niles, MI	$34,070	$28,230	$36,940	$36,880
164	Sheboygan, WI	$33,990	$28,790	$36,520	$36,150
165	Kankakee, IL	$33,900	$31,200	$35,240	$35,170
166	Lancaster, PA	$33,840	$27,680	$36,900	$34,440
167	Killeen, TX	$33,820	$22,260	$39,520	$37,110
168	Wausau, WI	$33,780	$28,200	$36,520	$36,460
169	Joplin, MO-KS	$33,760	$28,620	$36,280	$39,380
170	Yuma, AZ	$33,630	$31,100	$34,900	$36,280
171	Orlando, FL	$33,590	$29,600	$35,570	$33,120
172	Lake Havasu City, AZ	$33,550	$30,890	$34,860	$35,650
173	Miami, FL	$33,550	$29,740	$35,420	$29,390
174	Scranton, PA	$33,510	$28,060	$36,170	$35,820
175	Dayton, OH	$33,490	$27,520	$36,440	$36,130
176	Salisbury, MD	$33,490	$31,200	$34,610	$35,030
177	Jackson, MI	$33,360	$27,870	$36,070	$36,350
178	Davenport, IA-IL	$33,340	$29,240	$35,360	$37,430
179	Springfield, MO	$33,340	$28,810	$35,570	$37,640
180	Flint, MI	$33,260	$28,000	$35,840	$35,750
181	Waco, TX	$33,180	$23,630	$37,900	$35,850
182	Cape Coral, FL	$33,130	$29,520	$34,900	$32,370
183	State College, PA	$33,130	$27,100	$36,110	$34,240
184	Austin, TX	$33,070	$26,730	$36,190	$33,720
185	Tampa, FL	$33,050	$29,520	$34,780	$32,760
186	Dallas, TX	$33,030	$27,060	$35,960	$32,040
187	Muskegon, MI	$33,030	$27,640	$35,670	$35,700
188	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$33,010	$27,560	$35,690	$34,610
189	Charlottesville, VA	$32,990	$28,200	$35,340	$33,270
190	York, PA	$32,970	$26,480	$36,170	$34,340
191	Harrisburg, PA	$32,950	$26,560	$36,090	$33,400
192	Port St. Lucie, FL	$32,930	$29,270	$34,740	$32,860
193	Dover, DE	$32,880	$31,220	$33,700	$33,720
194	Waterloo, IA	$32,840	$28,120	$35,150	$37,720
195	Evansville, IN	$32,820	$27,410	$35,480	$35,860
196	Jacksonville, FL	$32,820	$29,350	$34,550	$32,990
197	Gainesville, FL	$32,760	$28,660	$34,780	$33,870
198	Winchester, VA-WV	$32,740	$27,460	$35,340	$33,950
199	Columbus, OH	$32,720	$27,750	$35,170	$34,270
200	Pittsburgh, PA	$32,680	$26,960	$35,510	$34,520
201	Palm Bay, FL	$32,660	$28,540	$34,690	$32,660
202	Kenosha, WI	$32,640	$27,060	$35,360	$32,280
203	Albuquerque, NM	$32,570	$28,640	$34,510	$34,090
204	Sebastian, FL	$32,550	$28,560	$34,510	$33,110
205	Cleveland, OH	$32,530	$26,870	$35,300	$34,630
206	Fond du Lac, WI	$32,530	$28,120	$34,720	$35,500
207	Deltona, FL	$32,470	$29,310	$34,010	$32,680
208	Provo, UT	$32,470	$26,190	$35,550	$33,050
209	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$32,430	$27,140	$35,030	$35,180
210	Richmond, VA	$32,430	$27,390	$34,900	$33,140
211	Charlotte, NC-SC	$32,340	$27,390	$34,780	$33,220
212	Hilton Head Island, SC	$32,320	$26,560	$35,170	$32,970
213	Roanoke, VA	$32,320	$27,160	$34,880	$34,520
214	Raleigh, NC	$32,140	$26,940	$34,690	$32,740
215	Springfield, OH	$32,070	$24,980	$35,570	$35,440
216	Johnson City, TN	$31,990	$26,580	$34,670	$36,380
217	Rapid City, SD	$31,970	$28,720	$33,570	$35,860
218	Midland, TX	$31,950	$26,460	$34,630	$33,360
219	Terre Haute, IN	$31,950	$25,440	$35,150	$36,390
220	Akron, OH	$31,930	$26,670	$34,530	$34,200
221	Huntsville, AL	$31,930	$27,500	$34,110	$34,310
222	Knoxville, TN	$31,930	$26,670	$34,530	$34,490
223	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$31,910	$28,950	$33,360	$37,070
224	Abilene, TX	$31,890	$24,840	$35,340	$35,290
225	Williamsport, PA	$31,890	$26,440	$34,570	$34,530
226	Atlanta, GA	$31,870	$25,600	$34,940	$31,850
227	Jackson, TN	$31,870	$27,080	$34,220	$37,270
228	Indianapolis, IN	$31,800	$27,540	$33,920	$33,230
229	Burlington, NC	$31,720	$27,440	$33,820	$34,040
230	Sandusky, OH	$31,700	$26,540	$34,240	$35,510
231	Lakeland, FL	$31,680	$28,810	$33,090	$32,610
232	Panama City, FL	$31,640	$28,520	$33,180	$32,520
233	Bay City, MI	$31,620	$26,810	$33,990	$34,400
234	Greenville, SC	$31,620	$26,370	$34,200	$33,910
235	Jefferson City, MO	$31,570	$28,600	$33,030	$35,890
236	Hickory, NC	$31,550	$27,210	$33,680	$35,660
237	Tuscaloosa, AL	$31,510	$25,600	$34,400	$35,920
238	Clarksville, TN-KY	$31,470	$27,390	$33,490	$34,600
239	Erie, PA	$31,390	$24,840	$34,590	$34,510
240	Fort Wayne, IN	$31,390	$27,660	$33,220	$33,910
241	Ocala, FL	$31,370	$28,160	$32,950	$32,940
242	Pensacola, FL	$31,370	$29,140	$32,470	$32,100
243	Wichita Falls, TX	$31,370	$21,650	$36,150	$35,050
244	Winston, NC	$31,370	$26,000	$34,010	$34,080
245	Harrisonburg, VA	$31,350	$27,460	$33,280	$33,040
246	Canton, OH	$31,280	$26,270	$33,740	$34,990
247	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$31,280	$26,890	$33,450	$31,940
248	Gainesville, GA	$31,200	$25,190	$34,170	$32,240
249	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$31,200	$26,580	$33,470	$33,520
250	Wilmington, NC	$31,160	$27,660	$32,860	$32,320
251	Morgantown, WV	$31,140	$25,690	$33,820	$33,370
252	Toledo, OH	$31,140	$25,980	$33,680	$34,050
253	Pinehurst, NC	$31,100	$27,060	$33,090	$35,210
254	Rocky Mount, NC	$31,100	$25,600	$33,820	$35,340
255	Greenville, NC	$30,990	$24,340	$34,260	$35,060
256	Altoona, PA	$30,970	$25,520	$33,650	$34,600
257	Kingsport, TN-VA	$30,950	$26,560	$33,110	$35,800
258	Lafayette, IN	$30,950	$25,040	$33,860	$33,130
259	Amarillo, TX	$30,910	$23,300	$34,650	$33,660
260	Cleveland, TN	$30,910	$26,560	$33,030	$35,090
261	Columbia, SC	$30,910	$25,580	$33,530	$33,000
262	Goldsboro, NC	$30,870	$26,460	$33,030	$34,900
263	San Antonio, TX	$30,870	$24,840	$33,840	$32,590
264	Tulsa, OK	$30,850	$22,960	$34,740	$34,580
265	Lawrence, KS	$30,780	$26,690	$32,800	$34,110
266	New Orleans, LA	$30,760	$24,920	$33,650	$33,220
267	Spartanburg, SC	$30,740	$26,080	$33,050	$33,760
268	Wichita, KS	$30,740	$26,170	$32,990	$34,560
269	Lexington, KY	$30,700	$25,730	$33,160	$33,050
270	Manhattan, KS	$30,660	$25,250	$33,320	$34,010
271	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$30,640	$24,170	$33,820	$34,650
272	Wheeling, WV-OH	$30,640	$25,040	$33,400	$34,690
273	Fayetteville, AR	$30,600	$27,020	$32,360	$33,500
274	Paducah, KY-IL	$30,560	$26,500	$32,550	$35,500
275	Staunton, VA	$30,560	$26,540	$32,550	$33,540
276	Sumter, SC	$30,530	$23,980	$33,760	$34,690
277	Topeka, KS	$30,530	$26,690	$32,430	$34,370
278	South Bend, IN-MI	$30,510	$25,810	$32,820	$32,860
279	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$30,490	$25,940	$32,740	$33,340
280	Casper, WY	$30,410	$27,040	$32,070	$32,410
281	Elkhart, IN	$30,350	$25,380	$32,800	$33,600
282	Farmington, NM	$30,350	$27,000	$32,010	$34,600
283	Florence, SC	$30,350	$25,790	$32,590	$34,980
284	Jonesboro, AR	$30,330	$26,270	$32,320	$35,320
285	Oklahoma City, OK	$30,260	$23,170	$33,760	$33,470
286	Gettysburg, PA	$30,240	$26,250	$32,200	$31,710
287	Youngstown, OH	$30,240	$24,520	$33,070	$34,600
288	Cheyenne, WY	$30,220	$27,540	$31,530	$31,320
289	Beaumont, TX	$30,200	$22,050	$34,200	$33,540
290	Houston, TX	$30,200	$23,590	$33,470	$30,620
291	Blacksburg, VA	$30,160	$26,480	$31,950	$32,530
292	Lynchburg, VA	$30,160	$26,100	$32,180	$33,750
293	Parkersburg, WV	$30,140	$25,130	$32,590	$34,620
294	Myrtle Beach, SC	$30,060	$25,500	$32,300	$32,100
295	Tallahassee, FL	$30,040	$27,770	$31,140	$31,990
296	Fayetteville, NC	$30,010	$25,400	$32,300	$32,630
297	Gulfport, MS	$30,010	$22,690	$33,610	$33,340
298	Charleston, WV	$29,930	$24,540	$32,570	$33,740
299	Savannah, GA	$29,930	$24,340	$32,700	$31,440
300	Tyler, TX	$29,890	$23,190	$33,200	$32,430
301	Slidell, LA	$29,870	$23,730	$32,910	$32,210
302	Texarkana, TX-AR	$29,790	$22,460	$33,380	$35,460
303	Little Rock, AR	$29,720	$25,380	$31,870	$33,260
304	Lima, OH	$29,580	$24,110	$32,280	$32,990
305	Columbus, IN	$29,560	$25,060	$31,780	$31,780
306	Muncie, IN	$29,520	$25,270	$31,600	$33,490
307	San Angelo, TX	$29,470	$21,860	$33,220	$31,880
308	Decatur, AL	$29,410	$23,840	$32,160	$33,720
309	Odessa, TX	$29,310	$23,050	$32,390	$31,220
310	Weirton, WV-OH	$29,310	$24,400	$31,720	$32,920
311	Augusta, GA-SC	$29,270	$24,130	$31,800	$31,850
312	Macon, GA	$29,270	$25,110	$31,320	$33,060
313	Las Cruces, NM	$29,220	$26,750	$30,450	$32,390
314	College Station, TX	$29,160	$21,780	$32,800	$32,060
315	Johnstown, PA	$29,100	$25,310	$30,970	$33,870
316	Owensboro, KY	$29,100	$23,770	$31,740	$32,840
317	Logan, UT-ID	$28,890	$22,210	$32,200	$30,120
318	Bowling Green, KY	$28,850	$24,150	$31,180	$31,990
319	Brunswick, GA	$28,790	$23,420	$31,450	$32,820
320	Albany, GA	$28,540	$24,130	$30,700	$32,550
321	Auburn, AL	$28,540	$24,630	$30,470	$32,460
322	Athens, GA	$28,520	$22,900	$31,280	$30,550
323	Birmingham, AL	$28,410	$23,250	$30,970	$31,000
324	Enid, OK	$28,390	$21,440	$31,820	$33,690
325	Rome, GA	$28,350	$24,670	$30,180	$31,440
326	Warner Robins, GA	$28,350	$23,000	$30,990	$30,230
327	Jackson, MS	$28,330	$22,980	$30,950	$31,810
328	Mobile, AL	$28,310	$23,300	$30,780	$32,130
329	Lubbock, TX	$28,200	$21,200	$31,660	$30,880
330	Twin Falls, ID	$28,200	$22,260	$31,160	$30,620
331	Elizabethtown, KY	$28,160	$24,610	$29,910	$31,090
332	Montgomery, AL	$28,120	$23,250	$30,510	$31,360
333	Fort Smith, AR-OK	$28,100	$23,770	$30,220	$32,720
334	Baton Rouge, LA	$28,020	$22,320	$30,800	$30,870
335	Daphne, AL	$28,020	$22,840	$30,580	$29,590
336	Lawton, OK	$27,790	$21,440	$30,910	$32,340
337	Hinesville, GA	$27,770	$23,190	$30,010	$29,560
338	Gadsden, AL	$27,660	$21,650	$30,620	$32,290
339	Victoria, TX	$27,520	$21,570	$30,450	$30,630
340	Corpus Christi, TX	$27,480	$22,090	$30,120	$29,650
341	Shreveport, LA	$27,480	$22,010	$30,160	$32,420
342	Columbus, GA-AL	$27,460	$22,010	$30,120	$30,750
343	Anniston, AL	$27,330	$22,510	$29,720	$31,800
344	Hot Springs, AR	$27,210	$24,090	$28,750	$31,740
345	El Paso, TX	$27,040	$21,530	$29,760	$30,070
346	Longview, TX	$27,040	$22,130	$29,450	$30,220
347	Beckley, WV	$26,890	$22,920	$28,850	$30,430
348	Dothan, AL	$26,810	$22,440	$28,950	$31,980
349	Hattiesburg, MS	$26,790	$22,210	$29,040	$30,570
350	Lake Charles, LA	$26,750	$22,070	$29,060	$31,160
351	Laredo, TX	$26,600	$20,760	$29,450	$30,590
352	Lafayette, LA	$26,440	$21,440	$28,890	$30,320
353	Florence, AL	$26,370	$21,010	$29,020	$31,090
354	Brownsville, TX	$26,170	$20,800	$28,790	$30,440
355	Monroe, LA	$26,040	$21,260	$28,390	$31,150
356	McAllen, TX	$25,880	$20,470	$28,520	$30,130
357	Houma, LA	$25,750	$22,170	$27,520	$30,260
358	Alexandria, LA	$25,210	$21,400	$27,080	$29,420
359	San Juan, PR	$24,630	$21,920	$25,940	N/A
360	Hammond, LA	$24,210	$20,030	$26,270	$28,660
361	Arecibo, PR	$23,860	$22,420	$24,540	N/A
362	Aguadilla, PR	$22,650	$21,840	$23,050	N/A
363	Ponce, PR	$22,320	$21,840	$22,550	N/A

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Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays laundry and dry-cleaning workers the most?

Denver, CO, where the average (mean) wage is $49,800 a year, followed by San Jose, CA ($45,300), San Francisco, CA ($44,370), Napa, CA ($43,200). The national mean is $34,920 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do laundry and dry-cleaning workers earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Denver, CO ($47,080 at national prices, $49,800 nominal), Rochester, MN ($44,700 at national prices, $40,600 nominal), St. Cloud, MN ($44,370 at national prices, $38,880 nominal).

How much do laundry and dry-cleaning workers make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $37,940; Los Angeles, CA: $39,250; Chicago, IL-IN: $36,130; Dallas, TX: $33,030; Houston, TX: $30,200 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do laundry and dry-cleaning workers earn the least?

Of the 363 metro areas with their own estimate, Ponce, PR has the lowest mean wage, $22,320.