Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay in Illinois
$35,630avg. a year
$17.13 an hour · 8,550 employed
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Illinois earn an average of $35,630 a year. That is $710 (2%) more than the U.S. average of $34,920. The best-paying metro area is Bloomington, IL at $36,750.
$35,220Median pay
$17.13Average hourly
+33%Avg. pay since 2020
#22Of 50 states + D.C.
Top-paying Illinois metro areas
Average pay for laundry and dry-cleaning workers by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.
1110 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$36,750
$17.67 an hour
26,330 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$36,120
$17.37 an hour
3170 jobs
Springfield, IL
$36,050
$17.33 an hour
4120 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$36,000
$17.31 an hour
51,780 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$35,360
$17.00 an hour
6180 jobs
Peoria, IL
$34,580
$16.63 an hour
7350 jobs
Rockford, IL
$34,240
$16.46 an hour
860 jobs
Decatur, IL
$34,230
$16.46 an hour
980 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$33,910
$16.30 an hour
10260 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$33,340
$16.03 an hour
1180 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$31,910
$15.34 an hour
1280 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$30,560
$14.69 an hour
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Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay in Illinois, charted
Pay over time
Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where Illinois laundry and dry-cleaning workers work
Employment by metro area, May 2025
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- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,180
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,340
- Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$46,170
- Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,640
- Upholsterers$43,140
Average pay, Illinois, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Questions and answers
How much do laundry and dry-cleaning workers make in Illinois?
The average is $35,630 a year, and the median is $35,220. That is $710 (2%) more than the U.S. average of $34,920.
What is the hourly wage in Illinois?
$17.13 an hour on average; the median is $16.93.
Where in Illinois do they earn the most?
Bloomington, IL ($36,750), followed by Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($36,120). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Paducah, KY-IL ($30,560).
How does Illinois rank?
Illinois ranks #22 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-6011. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national laundry and dry-cleaning workers page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.