SOC 51-6011 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Salary in Champaign, IL

The average salary for laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Champaign, Illinois is $36,000 a year ($17.31 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,650: half of the 120 people in this job in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($35,259).

$36,000average per year

$17.31 / hourMedian $34,650Take-home ≈ $29,465

  • $31K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 8Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers pay range in Champaign

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,380 or more. The middle half of laundry and dry-cleaning workers in Champaign earn between $31,200 and $37,980.

  • $31K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,000$3,000$17.31
Median$34,650$2,888$16.66
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,200$2,600$15.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,980$3,165$18.26

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers salary after taxes in Champaign

On the average salary of $36,000, a single filer in Champaign takes home about $29,465 a year, or $2,455 a month and $1,133 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Champaign a good place for laundry and dry-cleaning workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Champaign area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $36,000 buys what about $38,833 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Champaign ($50,700). A typical home costs $237,290, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers salary in other Illinois cities

Champaign ranks 4th of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Bloomington pays the most ($36,750).

All Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for laundry and dry-cleaning workers

Denver, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($49,790).

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers salary by city

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Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers salary in Champaign: questions

How much do laundry and dry-cleaning workers make an hour in Champaign?

$17.31 an hour on average, and $16.66 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level laundry and dry-cleaning workers salary in Champaign?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,200, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the laundry and dry-cleaning workers take-home pay in Champaign?

About $29,465 a year ($2,455 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,000.

Do laundry and dry-cleaning workers earn more in Champaign than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($35,259).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-6011; area Champaign-Urbana, IL (16580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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