Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Mississippi

Is Mississippi a good place for you to work as a Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker?

While jobs for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Mississippi are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Mississippi is expected to decrease.

• Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Work in Mississippi?

1,900 people worked as Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,820 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 3,040 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers than average.

Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 1.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -0.2%.

Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 260 annual job openings, and a total of 1,920 jobs for Mississippi Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 29,500 annual jobs and 219,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers ranged from $16,340 to $25,020 with $19,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.86 to $12.03. The median hourly rate was $9.17.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.08 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.09.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Mississippi Metros for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1,060	$19,170
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	360	$19,430
Jackson, MS	340	$20,320
Hattiesburg, MS	60	$18,340

Top States for Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	17,370	$26,140
Florida	16,810	$21,740
New York	15,980	$23,570
Texas	14,130	$21,400
Illinois	8,510	$23,040
New Jersey	7,760	$21,680
Ohio	7,750	$21,520
Pennsylvania	7,540	$23,480
Michigan	6,550	$23,650
Georgia	6,390	$20,000
Virginia	5,580	$20,460
North Carolina	5,510	$21,530
Tennessee	5,370	$21,060
Massachusetts	5,260	$26,360
Missouri	5,220	$20,880
Maryland	5,200	$22,620
Indiana	4,550	$21,890
Nevada	4,510	$23,280
Louisiana	4,260	$20,470
Arizona	4,220	$24,790

Below are the states where Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$38,550
Hawaii	$30,500
Alaska	$28,740
North Dakota	$27,480
Minnesota	$27,080
Washington	$26,850
Massachusetts	$26,360
California	$26,140
Oregon	$26,010
Rhode Island	$25,070

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.