Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,998
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$5,502
15.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,659
Arizona costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arizona — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$36,500
Kept after tax
$30,998
Worth in national money
$30,659
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arizona is one of the better-paying states for laundry and dry-cleaning workers. The middle earner takes $36,500, which ranks 13 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 4.61% above the national middle.
- Against 491 occupations Arizona publishes, laundry and dry-cleaning workers lands at 462. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $36,500, tax leaves $30,998, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $30,659 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $36,380.
- Arizona ranks 13 of 51 states publishing a median for laundry and dry-cleaning workers, at $36,500 — about 4.61% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Arizona, this work ranks 462 of 491 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Because Arizona sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for laundry and dry-cleaning workers — median $36,500 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $30,998 retained, $30,659 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $36,380 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,500 |
| Top tenth earn over | $38,530 |
| This salary | $36,500 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arizona | $30,998 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,508 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,765 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $35,865 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,134 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Arizona earn under $36,500 and half over. The published range runs $32,690 at the tenth percentile to $38,530 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $30,998, from $36,500, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 462 of 491 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $30,659 uses one figure for the whole of Arizona. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 491 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 462.
- Figures are distribution medians for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Arizona, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,690 to $38,530; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Arizona is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $30,998 from $36,500. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 462 of 491 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $30,659, worked from $36,500, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Arizona address, on work sitting at 462 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $32,690 at the tenth percentile, $38,530 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Arizona run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $30,659 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Arizona then takes its own share, leaving $30,998.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,690 to $38,530) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arizona rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Arizona's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $30,659 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $30,998 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arizona income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.