California · 2025 pay · 157 people
How much does a laundry worker make in California?
$46,423typical pay for a laundry worker in 2025
$29,598 – $52,128what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.7% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA County Auditor-Controller · lacounty.gov ↗
Where laundry workers work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Kaweah Delta Health Care District29 people$42,253
- San Joaquin County28 people$28,128
- Department of Veterans Affairs22 people$43,897
- San Diego County21 people$50,705
- Los Angeles County13 people$54,781
- Department of State Hospitals12 people$45,071
- Santa Clara County8 people$54,672
- Orange County7 people$42,154
- Northern Inyo Healthcare District5 people$53,586
- Riverside County5 people$42,757
- Sacramento County5 people$48,131
- Department of Developmental Services2 people$46,879
No employers match.
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Laundry Worker (this page)$46,423 (everyone)
- Intermediate Laundry Worker$56,011 (everyone)
- Senior Laundry Worker$58,424 (everyone)
Highest-paid laundry workers, 2025
- 1Everett WilliamsLaundry Worker · Los Angeles County$69,077
- 2Cristina Ramirez CasasLaundry Worker · Los Angeles County$65,312
- 3Jayson LaubeanoLaundry Worker · Los Angeles County$63,733
- 4Gaye V CoxLaundry Worker · Los Angeles County$62,222
- 5Joaquin IriarteLaundry Worker · Los Angeles County$59,971
Common questions
How much does a laundry worker make in California?
The typical laundry worker was paid $46,423 in 2025; most earned between $29,598 and $52,128. This counts all 157 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 5.5% of all pay for laundry workers in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Laundry Worker, at any level (for example "Laundry Worker"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this