Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$37,930avg. a year
$18.24 an hour · 14,040 employed
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $37,930 a year. That is about the same as the New York average of $37,780. The U.S. average is $34,920.
$35,910Median pay
$18.24Average hourly
+0%vs. New York average
14,040Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
140 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$37,080
$17.83 an hour
290 jobs
Kingston, NY
$36,910
$17.74 an hour
3520 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$36,830
$17.71 an hour
4640 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$36,350
$17.48 an hour
5130 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$36,320
$17.46 an hour
6390 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$36,290
$17.45 an hour
7290 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$35,690
$17.16 an hour
860 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$35,650
$17.14 an hour
9500 jobs
Rochester, NY
$35,290
$16.96 an hour
10120 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$35,240
$16.94 an hour
11100 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$34,940
$16.80 an hour
1240 jobs
Elmira, NY
$34,880
$16.77 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Sewing Machine Operators | $41,160 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | $39,380 |
| Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $45,960 |
| Upholsterers | $52,450 |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | $65,180 |
| Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other | $46,490 |
Questions and answers
How much do laundry and dry-cleaning workers make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $37,930 a year, and the median is $35,910. About 14,040 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is about the same as the New York average of $37,780.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.16 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-6011. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.