What are the main factors that influence a Washer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Washer's salary?

A Washer's salary grows with experience: starting around $31,685 for beginners, reaching about $32,806 at mid-level, and approach $33,060 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Washer?

Washer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Washer roles are District of Columbia $35,727, California $35,591, Massachusetts $35,117. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Washer roles make?

Salaries for Washer level roles vary by specialization: Aircraft Washer: $52,844; Truck Washer: $52,073; Pressure Washer: $50,148; Window Washer: $37,461; Laundry Washer: $34,073.

How do different companies affect a Washer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Washer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Mskcc ($110,264) and Health Street ($108,691) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $86,641.

Washer Salary in the United States

How much does a Washer make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Washer in the United States is $32,268 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Washer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $36,384
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $29,954 to $34,422
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $27,848

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Washer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,422	$2,869	$662	$17
Average	$32,268	$2,689	$621	$16
25th Percentile	$29,954	$2,496	$576	$14

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Key Factors That Influence Washer Salaries

A Washer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Washer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Washer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $31,685
Early Career (1-2 years): $32,109
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $32,806
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $32,901
Expert (over 8 years): $33,060

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Washer	$31,685
Intermediate Level Washer	$32,109
Senior Level Washer	$32,806
Specialist Level Washer	$32,901
Expert Level Washer	$33,060

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How Do Washer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Washers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $35,727.
California: $35,591.
Massachusetts: $35,117.

District of Columbia $35,727

California $35,591

Massachusetts $35,117

Washington $34,988

New Jersey $34,975

Alaska $34,930

Connecticut $34,484

New York $34,304

Hawaii $33,726

Rhode Island $33,455

Maryland $33,271

Minnesota $33,020

Colorado $32,923

Illinois $32,890

Oregon $32,768

Delaware $32,677

New Hampshire $32,621

Virginia $32,494

Pennsylvania $32,122

Nevada $31,935

North Dakota $31,874

Michigan $31,777

Wisconsin $31,742

Vermont $31,671

Texas $31,474

Maine $31,461

Arizona $31,442

Ohio $31,419

Georgia $31,122

Indiana $30,974

Wyoming $30,945

Utah $30,900

Iowa $30,880

Kansas $30,725

Louisiana $30,680

North Carolina $30,664

Missouri $30,658

Florida $30,532

Montana $30,464

Nebraska $30,399

Kentucky $30,364

South Carolina $30,235

Tennessee $30,154

Idaho $30,122

New Mexico $29,886

Oklahoma $29,835

Alabama $29,644

South Dakota $29,325

Arkansas $29,151

West Virginia $29,057

Mississippi $28,776

Top Paying Cities for Washers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $40,699
San Francisco: $40,254
Oakland: $39,405

San Jose, CA $40,699

San Francisco, CA $40,254

Oakland, CA $39,405

New York, NY $37,153

Paramus, NJ $36,701

Queens Village, NY $36,699

Passaic, NJ $36,669

Bergenfield, NJ $36,666

Stamford, CT $36,595

Huntington, NY $36,582

Newark, NJ $36,343

Bridgeport, CT $36,275

Vallejo, CA $36,211

New Brunswick, NJ $36,198

Petaluma, CA $36,179

Middlesex, NJ $36,117

Somerset, NJ $36,095

Santa Cruz, CA $36,053

Boston, MA $35,856

Monterey, CA $35,743

Seattle, WA $35,669

Santa Rosa, CA $35,662

Los Angeles, CA $35,653

Juneau, AK $35,569

Washington, DC $35,533

Orange, CA $35,418

Santa Ana, CA $35,333

Long Beach, CA $35,301

Anaheim, CA $35,294

Anchorage, AK $35,278

Santa Maria, CA $35,181

Everett, WA $35,175

Danbury, CT $35,061

Bremerton, WA $35,017

Tacoma, WA $34,901

New Suffolk, NY $34,900

Sacramento, CA $34,891

Santa Barbara, CA $34,856

Trenton, NJ $34,820

San Diego, CA $34,820

Brockton, MA $34,785

Fairbanks, AK $34,706

Lompoc, CA $34,623

Lowell, MA $34,597

Ventura, CA $34,591

Nashua, NH $34,585

Stockton, CA $34,581

Modesto, CA $34,346

Poughkeepsie, NY $34,275

Olympia, WA $34,213

Kennewick, WA $34,213

New Haven, CT $34,201

Lawrence, MA $34,084

Hartford, CT $34,052

Riverside, CA $34,046

New Bedford, MA $34,013

Richland, WA $34,013

Bakersfield, CA $33,968

San Bernardino, CA $33,955

New Britain, CT $33,952

Atlantic City, NJ $33,952

New London, CT $33,939

Norwich, CT $33,929

Portsmouth, NH $33,923

Boulder, CO $33,855

Portland, OR $33,810

Worcester, MA $33,807

Minneapolis, MN $33,707

Philadelphia, PA $33,662

Honolulu, HI $33,555

Saint Paul, MN $33,540

Vineland, NJ $33,533

Providence, RI $33,439

Chicago, IL $33,345

Bellingham, WA $33,307

Springfield, MA $33,281

Baltimore, MD $33,271

Chico, CA $33,191

Pittsfield, MA $33,103

Manchester, NH $33,042

Spokane, WA $32,900

Denver, CO $32,897

Albany, NY $32,745

Troy, NY $32,732

Nassau, NY $32,698

Schenectady, NY $32,665

Wilmington, DE $32,639

Burlington, VT $32,594

Salem, OR $32,581

Portland, ME $32,481

Yakima, WA $32,448

Rochester, MN $32,348

Reno, NV $32,332

Fresno, CA $32,332

Milwaukee, WI $32,303

Detroit, MI $32,271

Ann Arbor, MI $32,265

Allentown, PA $32,261

Colorado Springs, CO $32,206

Syracuse, NY $32,190

Carson City, NV $32,190

Houston, TX $32,145

Eugene, OR $32,129

Gary, IN $32,090

Springfield, OR $32,064

Bismarck, ND $32,058

Galveston, TX $32,035

Medford, OR $31,987

Fort Collins, CO $31,974

Concord, NH $31,958

Austin, TX $31,948

Mesa, AZ $31,880

Reading, PA $31,877

Phoenix, AZ $31,874

Dallas, TX $31,864

Saint Cloud, MN $31,833

Madison, WI $31,790

Utica, NY $31,703

Rochester, NY $31,651

Des Moines, IA $31,648

Raleigh, NC $31,645

Atlanta, GA $31,597

Battle Creek, MI $31,587

Salt Lake City, UT $31,577

Lancaster, PA $31,529

Harrisburg, PA $31,484

Kansas City, MO $31,451

Champaign, IL $31,445

Kansas City, KS $31,445

Fort Worth, TX $31,442

Columbus, OH $31,436

Boca Raton, FL $31,429

Pittsburgh, PA $31,416

Richmond, VA $31,403

Indianapolis, IN $31,396

Cleveland, OH $31,393

Las Vegas, NV $31,355

Cincinnati, OH $31,355

Petersburg, VA $31,306

Huntsville, AL $31,258

Lansing, MI $31,236

Lebanon, PA $31,232

Pueblo, CO $31,229

Appleton, WI $31,219

Buffalo, NY $31,206

Dayton, OH $31,196

Racine, WI $31,190

Charlotte, NC $31,187

Saint Louis, MO $31,177

York, PA $31,158

Elkhart, IN $31,158

Gastonia, NC $31,152

Billings, MT $31,144

Beaumont, TX $31,135

Lorain, OH $31,129

Benton Harbor, MI $31,122

Toledo, OH $31,116

Binghamton, NY $31,100

Rock Hill, SC $31,096

Rockford, IL $31,080

Springfield, IL $31,067

Elyria, OH $31,064

Fargo, ND $31,064

Flagstaff, AZ $31,042

Fort Lauderdale, FL $31,022

Duluth, MN $31,003

Miami, FL $31,003

Cheyenne, WY $30,980

Grand Forks, ND $30,980

Bangor, ME $30,909

Cedar Rapids, IA $30,874

Durham, NC $30,860

Louisville, KY $30,858

Grand Rapids, MI $30,851

Hialeah, FL $30,848

Casper, WY $30,803

Scranton, PA $30,764

New Orleans, LA $30,754

Virginia Beach, VA $30,751

Akron, OH $30,735

Peoria, IL $30,693

Sarasota, FL $30,687

Nashville, TN $30,664

Omaha, NE $30,664

Green Bay, WI $30,664

Baton Rouge, LA $30,648

Charleston, SC $30,641

Jamestown, NY $30,625

Davenport, IA $30,625

Tucson, AZ $30,609

Saint Petersburg, FL $30,590

Tampa, FL $30,583

Evansville, IN $30,564

Port Arthur, TX $30,564

Bradenton, FL $30,551

Santa Fe, NM $30,493

Orlando, FL $30,435

Clearwater, FL $30,425

Canton, OH $30,357

La Crosse, WI $30,357

Albuquerque, NM $30,338

Newport News, VA $30,335

High Point, NC $30,325

Ogden, UT $30,312

Corpus Christi, TX $30,286

Norfolk, VA $30,267

Laramie, WY $30,267

Rock Island, IL $30,248

Saginaw, MI $30,241

Jacksonville, FL $30,238

Salisbury, NC $30,232

Boise, ID $30,225

Moline, IL $30,209

Fort Myers, FL $30,199

Memphis, TN $30,193

Tulsa, OK $30,177

Waterloo, IA $30,157

Spartanburg, SC $30,125

Lincoln, NE $30,109

Fort Wayne, IN $30,103

Provo, UT $30,099

Cedar Falls, IA $30,061

San Antonio, TX $30,048

Greensboro, NC $30,035

South Bend, IN $30,032

Savannah, GA $29,996

Muskegon, MI $29,983

Birmingham, AL $29,980

Winston Salem, NC $29,964

Lake Charles, LA $29,886

Anderson, IN $29,880

Lexington, KY $29,870

Augusta, GA $29,861

Greenville, SC $29,861

Lima, OH $29,835

Wichita, KS $29,831

Tuscaloosa, AL $29,831

Columbia, SC $29,802

Springfield, OH $29,796

Asheville, NC $29,744

Bloomington, IN $29,722

Knoxville, TN $29,606

Shreveport, LA $29,602

Wilmington, NC $29,560

Roanoke, VA $29,560

Topeka, KS $29,502

Frankfort, KY $29,499

Oklahoma City, OK $29,477

Chillicothe, OH $29,464

Longview, TX $29,460

Melbourne, FL $29,457

Sioux Falls, SD $29,406

Mobile, AL $29,402

Terre Haute, IN $29,389

Altoona, PA $29,370

Amarillo, TX $29,347

Killeen, TX $29,338

Fayetteville, AR $29,312

Chattanooga, TN $29,302

Sioux City, IA $29,273

Idaho Falls, ID $29,267

Lynchburg, VA $29,241

Gainesville, FL $29,199

Portsmouth, OH $29,183

Little Rock, AR $29,176

Lafayette, LA $29,164

Youngstown, OH $29,164

Daytona Beach, FL $29,144

Clarksville, TN $29,141

Pensacola, FL $29,138

Temple, TX $29,135

Hopkinsville, KY $29,041

Erie, PA $29,034

Florence, SC $29,022

Charleston, WV $28,970

Great Falls, MT $28,954

Macon, GA $28,909

Tallahassee, FL $28,905

Fayetteville, NC $28,899

Waco, TX $28,892

Helena, MT $28,870

Pine Bluff, AR $28,858

Vincennes, IN $28,818

Lubbock, TX $28,805

Alamogordo, NM $28,786

Twin Falls, ID $28,757

Rapid City, SD $28,747

Jackson, MS $28,689

Huntington, WV $28,687

Greenville, MS $28,686

Parkersburg, WV $28,653

Montgomery, AL $28,647

Wichita Falls, TX $28,615

Springfield, MO $28,615

Biloxi, MS $28,599

Monroe, LA $28,567

Johnstown, PA $28,544

Sumter, SC $28,531

Columbus, GA $28,528

Pascagoula, MS $28,467

Abilene, TX $28,467

Kingsport, TN $28,383

Albany, GA $28,383

Gulfport, MS $28,373

Alexandria, LA $28,267

Fort Smith, AR $28,186

El Paso, TX $28,099

Las Cruces, NM $27,954

Harlingen, TX $27,872

Pocatello, ID $27,866

Florence, AL $27,824

Brownsville, TX $27,818

Mcallen, TX $27,750

Dothan, AL $27,705

Columbus, MS $27,513

Altus, OK $27,363

Lawton, OK $27,302

Pierre, SD $27,186

What Skills Can Increase a Washer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.26% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Food Service (Mentioned in 5.1% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 2.19% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.26%
Food Service	5.1%
Work Ethic	2.19%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Washer's salary.

Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
WFM: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Food Safety: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Commitment	$33,881	5%
WFM	$33,236	3%
Food Safety	$32,913	2%
Innovation	$32,913	2%
Dedication	$32,913	2%
Customer Service	$32,913	2%

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Washer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Washer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Washer positions in Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Washer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Washer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$38,721	$19.0	20%

Washer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Washer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$29,954

Average $32,268/year

$34,422

$2,496

Average $2,689/month

$2,869

$576

Average $621/week

$662

$14

Average $16/hour

$17

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$34,422	$2,869	$662	$17
Average	$32,268	$2,689	$621	$16
25th Percentile	$29,954	$2,496	$576	$14

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Salary Trends for Washer

Salaries for a Washer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $33,453 in 2023 to around $32,721 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Washer salary trends, .

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$33,453

2024

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