Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers · SOC 51-6011
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Salary in the Washington
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Washington
Figures describe the state of Washington as a whole.
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in the Washington earned a median of $39,590 per year ($19.04 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $35,940 at the 10th percentile to $47,310 at the 90th. BLS estimates 3,870 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in the Washington earn more than $39,590 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $37,780 and $44,100.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $35,940 | $37,780 | $39,590 | $44,100 | $47,310 |
| Hourly | $17.28 | $18.17 | $19.04 | $21.20 | $22.75 |
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
- Washington$39,590 median for Washington; middle half earns $37,780 to $44,100
- 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 +13% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Washington
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.
- Washingtonthis page$39,590 median for Washington; middle half earns $37,780 to $44,100
- $43,610 median for Seattle metro area; middle half earns $38,830 to $44,700
- $39,320 median for Bellingham metro area; middle half earns $38,150 to $40,100
- $38,620 median for Bremerton metro area; middle half earns $36,480 to $40,580
- $38,440 median for Olympia metro area; middle half earns $36,540 to $40,030
- $38,060 median for Mount Vernon metro area; middle half earns $36,710 to $39,710
- $37,150 median for Kennewick metro area; middle half earns $36,610 to $39,590
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.