Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · SOC 51-6011
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Salary in the Maryland
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Maryland
Figures describe the state of Maryland as a whole.
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in the Maryland earned a median of $34,710 per year ($16.69 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $31,200 at the 10th percentile to $39,800 at the 90th. BLS estimates 3,780 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in the Maryland earn more than $34,710 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $31,390 and $36,770.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $31,200 | $31,390 | $34,710 | $36,770 | $39,800 |
| Hourly | $15.00 | $15.09 | $16.69 | $17.68 | $19.13 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Maryland$34,710 median for Maryland; middle half earns $31,390 to $36,770
- United Statesnational$34,890 median for United States; middle half earns $30,360 to $37,560
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −1% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Maryland
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for laundry and dry-cleaning workers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Marylandthis page$34,710 median for Maryland; middle half earns $31,390 to $36,770
- $33,740 median for Baltimore metro area; middle half earns $31,200 to $35,780
- $33,150 median for Lexington Park metro area; middle half earns $31,690 to $35,880
- $31,200 median for Hagerstown metro area; middle half earns $31,200 to $36,380
- $31,200 median for Salisbury metro area; middle half earns $31,200 to $34,860
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.