The 10 States With The Highest Laundry Attendant Salaries For 2023

Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do laundry attendants get paid where I live?

And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for laundry attendants by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.

The state with the best salary for laundry attendants after this adjustment? That would be Laundry And Dry-Cleaning Workers.

Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for laundry attendant salaries:

To better understand how laundry attendant salaries change across America, we decided to take a look the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on average pay for laundry attendants by state.

Additionally, we wanted to adjust the salary based on the cost of living in a state — because your salary goes further in North Carolina than it does in California.

Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.

How we determined laundry attendant pay by state

As we mentioned earlier, we took the average annual salary data for laundry attendants from the Bureau of Labor Statistics — specifically their ‘Occupational Employment Statistics.’

To make the comparison of salaries apples to apples across states, we also took into account the cost of living in each state.

We then created an index by dividing the average wage for a state by the cost of living relative to average. As an example, the cost of living index in California is 135.9 and the average pay is $33950, so our index value would be:

$33,950 * (100 / 135.9) = $24,981

We then ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary index ranking as highest average salary for laundry attendants.

Here’s a look at the full ranking for all states.

Detailed List Of Laundry Attendant Salaries By State

Rank	State	Adjusted Salary	Average Wage	Cost Of Living
1	Michigan	$32,292	$28,740	89.0
2	Washington	$32,119	$33,790	105.2
3	Minnesota	$31,190	$31,440	100.8
4	North Dakota	$30,985	$30,800	99.4
5	Iowa	$30,923	$28,140	91.0
6	Idaho	$30,445	$28,040	92.1
7	Missouri	$30,409	$27,490	90.4
8	Arizona	$30,346	$29,740	98.0
9	Illinois	$30,232	$28,600	94.6
10	Colorado	$30,173	$31,320	103.8
11	Nebraska	$29,694	$27,200	91.6
12	Utah	$29,247	$27,200	93.0
13	Wyoming	$29,204	$26,810	91.8
14	Arkansas	$29,115	$25,360	87.1
15	Indiana	$28,782	$25,760	89.5
16	Wisconsin	$28,047	$27,150	96.8
17	Kansas	$27,931	$25,110	89.9
18	Delaware	$27,712	$28,100	101.4
19	Ohio	$27,633	$25,920	93.8
20	Texas	$27,552	$24,990	90.7
21	West Virginia	$27,269	$25,470	93.4
22	Montana	$27,202	$27,420	100.8
23	Pennsylvania	$27,080	$27,460	101.4
24	Oregon	$26,998	$31,210	115.6
25	Maine	$26,841	$29,740	110.8
26	Georgia	$26,783	$24,480	91.4
27	Vermont	$26,705	$32,340	121.1
28	South Dakota	$26,663	$27,650	103.7
29	Kentucky	$26,552	$24,030	90.5
30	New Mexico	$26,321	$25,400	96.5
31	Oklahoma	$26,098	$23,280	89.2
32	Nevada	$25,963	$26,820	103.3
33	Tennessee	$25,961	$23,210	89.4
34	Virginia	$25,783	$25,990	100.8
35	North Carolina	$25,708	$24,140	93.9
36	Florida	$25,666	$25,230	98.3
37	Mississippi	$25,646	$22,030	85.9
38	Alabama	$25,537	$23,290	91.2
39	New Hampshire	$25,495	$29,830	117.0
40	California	$24,981	$33,950	135.9
41	New York	$24,656	$32,300	131.0
42	South Carolina	$24,627	$24,430	99.2
43	Rhode Island	$24,565	$29,650	120.7
44	New Jersey	$24,159	$29,450	121.9
45	Connecticut	$24,150	$30,840	127.7
46	Massachusetts	$23,463	$31,300	133.4
47	Alaska	$23,241	$30,470	131.1
48	Maryland	$23,195	$29,110	125.5
49	Louisiana	$22,932	$21,740	94.8
50	Hawaii	$18,522	$31,100	167.9

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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