Pay by state · 54 states
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker Salary by State (2026)
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers earn the most in Washington at $39,590 a year and the least in Guam at $19,280 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $34,890. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $39,590Washington
- National median
- $34,890BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $19,280Guam
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of laundry and dry-cleaning workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $39,590 | $37,780 | $44,100 | 3,870 | $36,996 |
| 2 | OROregon | $37,800 | $36,020 | $43,280 | 1,890 | $36,571 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $37,790 | $36,420 | $42,060 | 21,940 | $34,131 |
| 4 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $37,790 | $36,960 | $42,850 | 320 | $34,385 |
| 5 | COColorado | $37,680 | $35,800 | $42,950 | 3,370 | $36,564 |
| 6 | MNMinnesota | $37,580 | $34,340 | $43,140 | 3,530 | $38,105 |
| 7 | MAMassachusetts | $37,490 | $35,920 | $38,930 | 3,700 | $35,449 |
| 8 | NDNorth Dakota | $37,470 | $33,640 | $40,210 | 840 | $42,121 |
| 9 | MEMaine | $37,380 | $35,920 | $39,550 | 820 | $38,516 |
| 10 | VTVermont | $37,300 | $36,310 | $41,720 | 280 | $38,078 |
| 11 | RIRhode Island | $37,230 | $35,530 | $40,130 | 650 | $36,400 |
| 12 | NHNew Hampshire | $36,860 | $35,890 | $38,670 | 890 | $35,386 |
| 13 | AZArizona | $36,500 | $34,780 | $37,670 | 4,290 | $36,255 |
| 14 | CTConnecticut | $36,310 | $35,340 | $37,990 | 1,830 | $35,045 |
| 15 | MTMontana | $36,250 | $33,760 | $38,690 | 1,030 | $38,301 |
| 16 | NVNevada | $36,210 | $32,230 | $38,320 | 4,540 | $36,218 |
| 17 | AKAlaska | $36,050 | $32,700 | $39,320 | 750 | $35,219 |
| 18 | NJNew Jersey | $36,050 | $34,490 | $37,280 | 6,110 | $33,133 |
| 19 | WIWisconsin | $35,700 | $30,820 | $37,260 | 3,310 | $37,940 |
| 20 | HIHawaii | $35,690 | $31,700 | $45,780 | 1,730 | $32,460 |
| 21 | UTUtah | $35,690 | $31,200 | $38,020 | 1,470 | $36,100 |
| 22 | ILIllinois | $35,220 | $31,200 | $37,100 | 8,550 | $35,235 |
| 23 | IDIdaho | $35,140 | $28,450 | $38,650 | 1,350 | $36,798 |
| 24 | MIMichigan | $35,100 | $30,770 | $37,990 | 4,970 | $36,480 |
| 25 | NYNew York | $35,050 | $34,020 | $37,330 | 13,020 | $32,477 |
| 26 | NENebraska | $34,790 | $31,250 | $37,810 | 1,060 | $38,611 |
| 27 | MDMaryland | $34,710 | $31,390 | $36,770 | 3,780 | $33,070 |
| 28 | PAPennsylvania | $34,060 | $29,360 | $36,570 | 6,290 | $34,908 |
| 29 | IAIowa | $34,050 | $29,700 | $37,280 | 1,900 | $38,798 |
| 30 | MOMissouri | $33,870 | $29,940 | $36,410 | 3,930 | $37,295 |
| 31 | DEDelaware | $33,730 | $31,230 | $36,600 | 710 | $33,795 |
| 32 | TNTennessee | $33,220 | $29,620 | $35,920 | 5,730 | $36,160 |
| 33 | SDSouth Dakota | $32,780 | $29,120 | $36,150 | 750 | $37,004 |
| 34 | FLFlorida | $32,340 | $30,110 | $35,100 | 14,150 | $31,272 |
| 35 | VAVirginia | $32,140 | $28,590 | $36,010 | 4,900 | $31,789 |
| 36 | NCNorth Carolina | $31,920 | $28,750 | $35,730 | 5,570 | $33,840 |
| 37 | INIndiana | $30,930 | $28,690 | $35,250 | 3,190 | $33,141 |
| 38 | NMNew Mexico | $30,850 | $28,560 | $34,580 | 1,320 | $33,456 |
| 39 | GAGeorgia | $30,580 | $27,810 | $34,060 | 5,150 | $31,757 |
| 40 | OHOhio | $30,520 | $28,010 | $36,400 | 6,990 | $32,897 |
| 41 | SCSouth Carolina | $30,470 | $28,250 | $35,020 | 3,160 | $32,502 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $30,120 | $27,860 | $34,330 | 2,160 | $33,441 |
| 43 | TXTexas | $29,630 | $26,160 | $35,200 | 17,030 | $30,528 |
| 44 | KYKentucky | $29,220 | $26,900 | $33,280 | 2,350 | $32,409 |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $28,970 | $27,110 | $34,490 | 1,340 | $32,370 |
| 46 | WYWyoming | $28,630 | $27,820 | $33,870 | 690 | $30,888 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $28,460 | $26,770 | $30,180 | 1,640 | $32,736 |
| 48 | ALAlabama | $28,370 | $24,450 | $32,320 | 2,150 | $31,940 |
| 49 | OKOklahoma | $28,170 | $23,440 | $31,430 | 2,680 | $32,069 |
| 50 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $28,090 | $25,470 | $34,580 | 150 | N/A |
| 51 | LALouisiana | $27,460 | $22,970 | $30,250 | 2,950 | $31,131 |
| 52 | MSMississippi | $27,190 | $22,880 | $28,890 | 1,420 | $31,270 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,630 | $21,840 | $23,650 | 620 | N/A |
| 54 | GUGuam | $19,280 | $19,280 | $21,940 | 100 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $39,590, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $42,121.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers at $39,590 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Oregon ($37,800) and California ($37,790).
Which state pays Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers the least?
Guam reports the lowest median for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers at $19,280 a year, $20,310 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $42,121 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $37,470. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.