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Laundry Worker pay range

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 82010

$32,724 to $47,863 per year$32,724$47,863MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $40,294 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Class code
82010
Pay scale group
ST 02
Pay unit
Year
Bargaining unit
N1
State
Pennsylvania

Class specification

The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 11/01/1984.

What the state says the job is

This is manual work in the performance of standardized tasks in a laundry at a Commonwealth facility. Employees in this class perform manual laundry work and operate a variety of machines in a laundry having a hot and humid working environment. Work is performed in accordance with established routines, and any change in procedure is discussed with a superior. Supervision is received from a Laundry Supervisor who checks work through observation of the methods used in performing assigned tasks and by inspecting finished work.

Examples of the work

Marks, counts, and sorts incoming laundry, and counts and checks finished laundry. Operates laundry machines such as washers, extractors, tumblers, steam tunnels, garment presses, flatwork ironers, and mending, marking and linen and clothing repair equipment. Folds clothing and linens in a prescribed manner. Cleans laundry equipment and surrounding work areas. Performs related work as required.

Minimum qualifications

Such training as may have been gained through completion of the eighth school grade; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.

Where this comes from

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.

The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.

The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.

Nearby classes in Pennsylvania

Highway Maintenance Worker $32,724 to $47,863Laboratory Assistant $32,724 to $47,863Laborer $32,724 to $47,863Lake Erie Lifeguard Manager, DCNR $44,147 to $47,863Library Helper $32,724 to $47,863Livestock Worker 1 $32,724 to $47,863Mail Production Assistant $32,724 to $47,863Messenger $32,724 to $47,863

Laundry Worker in other states

StateMinimumMaximumPer year at full time
California$3,274$4,099$39,288 to $49,188
Delaware$30,730$38,773$30,730 to $38,773
Idaho$25,293$50,586$25,293 to $50,586
Minnesota$43,577$54,037$43,577 to $54,037
Missouri$34,992$40,296$34,992 to $40,296
Nebraska$15.35$22.62$31,924 to $47,058
Ohio$18.85$20.05$39,208 to $41,704
Wisconsin$17.01$23.95$35,381 to $49,816

Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.

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