Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
Median $40,240
Occupation · SOC 53-7061
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment: pay and where the jobs are
What cleaners of vehicles and equipment earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$35,830 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $36,980
- Median hourly wage
- $17.23
- Mean hourly wage
- $17.78
- Employment
- 380,430
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 53-7061.
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How much do cleaners of vehicles and equipment make?
The median annual wage for cleaners of vehicles and equipment was $35,830 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $27,380 and the highest-paid 10% more than $47,610. As an hourly rate, the median is $17.23. About 380,430 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in District of Columbia ($42,710), Alaska ($40,210) and Washington ($40,070). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in North Dakota.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for cleaners of vehicles and equipment looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $27,380 | $13.17 | $2,282 | $2,013 |
| 25th percentile | $30,420 | $14.62 | $2,535 | $2,219 |
| Median | $35,830 | $17.23 | $2,986 | $2,581 |
| 75th percentile | $41,040 | $19.73 | $3,420 | $2,930 |
| 90th percentile | $47,610 | $22.89 | $3,968 | $3,370 |
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment: pay by state
54 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$36,132 take-home in national prices
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$34,657 take-home in national prices
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$34,558 take-home in national prices
Where a median cleaners of vehicles and equipment paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 350 | $42,710 | $36,400 | $54,540 | $35,101 | $31,939 |
| Alaska | 620 | $40,210 | $35,660 | $58,330 | $34,288 | $33,497 |
| Washington | 8,270 | $40,070 | $35,470 | $52,120 | $33,820 | $31,604 |
| Colorado | 6,750 | $39,610 | $35,350 | $49,440 | $32,798 | $31,827 |
| Vermont | 620 | $39,530 | $31,920 | $49,250 | $33,052 | $33,741 |
| New York | 20,390 | $39,390 | $33,640 | $72,180 | $32,098 | $29,743 |
| Massachusetts | 5,100 | $38,630 | $32,830 | $48,550 | $31,330 | $29,625 |
| Oregon | 5,550 | $38,070 | $33,160 | $50,540 | $30,255 | $29,271 |
| California | 46,030 | $37,920 | $34,890 | $49,090 | $31,656 | $28,591 |
| Minnesota | 4,460 | $37,580 | $30,950 | $47,690 | $31,018 | $31,452 |
| Hawaii | 1,180 | $37,560 | $31,670 | $53,510 | $31,012 | $28,205 |
| Delaware | 1,280 | $37,440 | $31,200 | $44,100 | $30,712 | $30,771 |
| Maine | 1,150 | $37,440 | $30,910 | $50,090 | $31,122 | $32,068 |
| New Hampshire | 1,030 | $37,420 | $30,200 | $48,120 | $32,247 | $30,958 |
| Kansas | 6,410 | $37,370 | $28,620 | $46,070 | $30,921 | $34,331 |
| Rhode Island | 780 | $37,340 | $31,200 | $51,990 | $30,989 | $30,298 |
| North Dakota | 1,330 | $37,290 | $30,130 | $46,190 | $32,143 | $36,132 |
| Nebraska | 4,570 | $37,160 | $30,060 | $50,320 | $31,227 | $34,657 |
| New Jersey | 9,930 | $37,090 | $32,220 | $46,440 | $31,088 | $28,572 |
| Montana | 1,490 | $36,510 | $29,330 | $46,800 | $30,557 | $32,285 |
| Maryland | 6,010 | $36,390 | $31,200 | $56,130 | $30,057 | $28,637 |
| Illinois | 16,350 | $35,930 | $31,200 | $55,990 | $29,416 | $29,428 |
| Iowa | 4,190 | $35,920 | $28,120 | $45,370 | $30,329 | $34,558 |
| Connecticut | 3,480 | $35,870 | $34,010 | $45,910 | $29,863 | $28,823 |
| Idaho | 2,840 | $35,640 | $26,440 | $44,430 | $30,036 | $31,453 |
| Arizona | 6,260 | $35,410 | $31,200 | $46,710 | $30,140 | $29,938 |
| Wisconsin | 7,040 | $35,280 | $26,270 | $47,370 | $29,676 | $31,538 |
| Ohio | 13,750 | $35,230 | $27,120 | $45,670 | $29,969 | $32,303 |
| South Dakota | 1,510 | $35,050 | $27,910 | $43,040 | $30,343 | $34,252 |
| Arkansas | 5,140 | $34,970 | $26,840 | $42,420 | $29,472 | $33,901 |
| Tennessee | 8,420 | $34,950 | $26,350 | $47,330 | $30,262 | $32,940 |
| Indiana | 7,520 | $34,940 | $26,980 | $47,920 | $29,253 | $31,344 |
| Utah | 4,580 | $34,900 | $28,450 | $45,090 | $29,418 | $29,756 |
| Missouri | 9,150 | $34,670 | $28,600 | $46,630 | $29,345 | $32,312 |
| Pennsylvania | 11,710 | $34,650 | $25,420 | $46,930 | $28,933 | $29,653 |
| Kentucky | 5,580 | $34,470 | $27,260 | $49,750 | $28,788 | $31,930 |
| Virginia | 8,860 | $34,450 | $27,540 | $47,500 | $28,694 | $28,380 |
| Nevada | 3,790 | $34,230 | $25,790 | $44,120 | $29,684 | $29,690 |
| South Carolina | 5,720 | $34,230 | $22,930 | $42,970 | $29,301 | $31,255 |
| Michigan | 10,320 | $33,890 | $25,960 | $45,140 | $28,221 | $29,331 |
| Wyoming | 720 | $33,890 | $27,340 | $42,600 | $29,411 | $31,730 |
| North Carolina | 13,820 | $33,470 | $22,530 | $44,520 | $28,246 | $29,946 |
| Florida | 24,920 | $33,380 | $28,310 | $45,130 | $29,001 | $28,043 |
| Oklahoma | 5,080 | $30,880 | $23,020 | $44,800 | $26,148 | $29,767 |
| Georgia | 12,180 | $30,610 | $23,880 | $46,130 | $25,996 | $26,997 |
| New Mexico | 1,820 | $30,310 | $26,860 | $41,140 | $26,173 | $28,383 |
| Texas | 37,750 | $29,450 | $22,930 | $43,430 | $25,843 | $26,627 |
| West Virginia | 1,260 | $29,390 | $23,920 | $36,730 | $25,087 | $28,031 |
| Alabama | 6,440 | $29,360 | $23,580 | $41,600 | $24,626 | $27,725 |
| Mississippi | 2,790 | $28,640 | $21,040 | $37,730 | $24,779 | $28,497 |
| Virgin Islands | 30 | $28,290 | $22,230 | $36,610 | — | — |
| Louisiana | 4,140 | $27,600 | $21,210 | $43,980 | $23,897 | $27,092 |
| Guam | 140 | $21,980 | $20,650 | $25,650 | — | — |
| Puerto Rico | 1,310 | $21,890 | $21,840 | $29,650 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 53-7061. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.