Average Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers Salary in Oklahoma

Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers in Oklahoma earn a median annual salary of $27,060, which is -19.9% compared to the national median. There are 2,830 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Oklahoma (state).

$27,060

Oklahoma median annual wage

$13/hour median

-19.9%

Difference vs national median

National median is $33,800

2,830

Local employment

1.7 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.32

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $19,350
25th: $22,900
Median: $27,060
75th: $29,870
90th: $36,340

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Oklahoma, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

87.8%

Exact state RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$30,805

Goods: 93.8%
Services: 73.9%
Rents: 62.8%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Washington	$39,220	Compare	3,680
North Dakota	$37,710	Compare	840
Oregon	$37,190	Compare	2,050
District of Columbia	$37,070	Compare	260
Vermont	$37,030	Compare	260
Maine	$36,840	Compare	720

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Oklahoma

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Pediatricians, General	$226,150	0.33
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$222,150	1.14
Family Medicine Physicians	$219,220	2.35
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$208,000	N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$178,900	0.40
Dentists, General	$161,780	0.92
Chemical Engineers	$160,990	0.86
Obstetricians And Gynecologists	$156,030	N/A

Oklahoma has salary data for 708 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pediatricians, General.

Historical series

Trend for Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers in Oklahoma

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers are projected to change by +5.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 31,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.