Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers: salary in the UK
About £22,121 a year after tax (England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2026/27)
median salary a year, full-time, +9.9% on last year
£2,153 a month About £1,843 a month after tax 9 thousand full-time jobs
Gross pay before tax, including bonuses, commission and overtime. Not included: benefits in kind such as a company car. About the data
Pay range
The dark part is the middle half of full-time employees (25% to 75%); the light bar runs from 10% to 90%. ONS doesn't publish the highest or lowest salary, and x means a figure wasn't published.
Pay by year
The median went from £17,322 in 2021 to £25,835 in 2026 (+49%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +31% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £15,870 | £17,322 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | £16,027 | £17,648 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £18,312 | £19,827 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £20,399 | £22,678 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £21,799 | £23,506 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | £23,723 | £25,835 | £28,887 | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
Half of full-time employees in this occupation earn less than £25,835 a year and half earn more. That is 37% less than the median for all full-time employees in the UK (£40,911).
The middle half earn between £23,723 and £28,887.
Ranked by median, it is number 348 of the 362 occupations with a published figure.
At the median salary, take-home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance is about £1,843 a month in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and £1,847 in Scotland.
The median for men is £26,487 and for women £25,296, a gap of 4% in men's favour. This compares full-time salaries only and doesn't account for seniority or hours.
Percentiles
| Percentile | Annual | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th (P10) | x | x |
| 20th | £23,087 | £1,924 |
| 25th (P25) | £23,723 | £1,977 |
| 30th | £23,972 | £1,998 |
| 40th | £24,607 | £2,051 |
| Median (50th) | £25,835 | £2,153 |
| 60th | £26,600 | £2,217 |
| 70th | £28,415 | £2,368 |
| 75th (P75) | £28,887 | £2,407 |
| 80th | x | x |
| 90th (P90) | x | x |
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | £26,487 | £27,321 | x |
| Women | £25,296 | £25,425 | 6 |
Take-home pay at the median
| Where you live | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| England, Wales, NI | £22,121 | £1,843 |
| Scotland | £22,160 | £1,847 |
After Income Tax and National Insurance for 2026 to 2027, with the standard tax code and no pension or student loan. Work out your own take-home pay · Take-home pay on £26,000
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 100 job titles to SOC 9224 Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Assistant
- Blocker
- Blouse presser
- Bluer
- Branch assistant
- Brusher
- Calender hand
- Calender operator
- Calenderer
- Cap presser
- Carpet and upholstery cleaner
- Carpet beater
- Carpet cleaner
- Carpet cleaning technician
- Cleaner
- Clothes cleaner
- Clothes presser
- Clothing presser
- Collar machinist
- Collar presser
- Dry cleaner
- Dry cleaner operator
- Dry cleaning assistant
- Dry cleaning operative
- Dryer
- Dyer and cleaner
- Factory worker
- Feeder
- Finisher
- Foreman
- Framer
- Fur cleaner
- Garment cleaner
- Garment presser
- General assistant
- General presser
- Glove ironer
- Hand presser
- Hoffman presser
- Hydro attendant
- Hydro hand
- Hydro operator
- Hydro-extractor operator
- Ironer
- Knitwear presser
- Launderer
- Launderette assistant
- Launderette attendant
- Launderette worker
- Laundress
- Laundry assistant
- Laundry attendant
- Laundry foreman
- Laundry hand
- Laundry machinist
- Laundry maid
- Laundry man
- Laundry matron
- Laundry operative
- Laundry operator
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- Laundry superintendent
- Laundry supervisor
- Laundry worker
- Leading hand
- Lining presser
- Machine presser
- Machinist
- Preparer
- Presser
- Process worker
- Restoration operative
- Seam presser
- Shirt machinist
- Shirt presser
- Sleeve presser
- Smoother
- Spotter
- Starcher
- Steam presser
- Steam presser operator
- Steamer
- Tabber
- Tailor's presser
- Taker-off
- Top presser
- Towel winder
- Trouser presser
- Tumbler attendant
- Tumbler operator
- Underpresser
- Unit operator
- Upholstery cleaner
- Vacuum cleaner
- Wash house attendant
- Wash house foreman
- Wash houseman
- Washer
- Washerman
- Washing machinist
- Washman
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.