Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Median $36,840
Occupation · SOC 37-2012
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: pay and where the jobs are
What maids and housekeeping cleaners earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$35,510 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $37,080
- Median hourly wage
- $17.07
- Mean hourly wage
- $17.83
- Employment
- 860,670
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 37-2012.
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How much do maids and housekeeping cleaners make?
The median annual wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners was $35,510 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $27,640 and the highest-paid 10% more than $48,570. As an hourly rate, the median is $17.07. About 860,670 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Hawaii ($51,600), Nevada ($46,550) and California ($42,660). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Nevada.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for maids and housekeeping cleaners 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 | $27,640 | $13.29 | $2,303 | $2,031 |
| 25th percentile | $30,350 | $14.59 | $2,529 | $2,214 |
| Median | $35,510 | $17.07 | $2,959 | $2,559 |
| 75th percentile | $39,590 | $19.03 | $3,299 | $2,833 |
| 90th percentile | $48,570 | $23.35 | $4,048 | $3,434 |
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: 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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$39,591 take-home in national prices
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$37,510 take-home in national prices
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$34,109 take-home in national prices
Where a median maids and housekeeping cleaner paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 11,120 | $51,600 | $38,600 | $62,020 | $41,243 | $37,510 |
| Nevada | 24,380 | $46,550 | $30,000 | $56,400 | $39,583 | $39,591 |
| California | 103,430 | $42,660 | $35,680 | $63,450 | $35,214 | $31,804 |
| District of Columbia | 3,800 | $42,260 | $37,970 | $57,040 | $34,766 | $31,634 |
| Washington | 18,480 | $42,180 | $36,090 | $50,100 | $35,487 | $33,161 |
| New York | 41,740 | $41,950 | $33,810 | $82,540 | $34,006 | $31,510 |
| Massachusetts | 14,910 | $38,950 | $34,320 | $60,900 | $31,570 | $29,851 |
| New Jersey | 18,360 | $37,980 | $32,760 | $49,240 | $31,764 | $29,194 |
| Vermont | 1,830 | $37,680 | $31,760 | $46,060 | $31,627 | $32,287 |
| Maine | 4,960 | $37,630 | $34,520 | $44,560 | $31,263 | $32,213 |
| Oregon | 12,920 | $37,590 | $33,970 | $47,740 | $29,909 | $28,937 |
| Colorado | 19,280 | $37,560 | $32,490 | $46,630 | $31,250 | $30,324 |
| Rhode Island | 2,710 | $37,540 | $34,490 | $45,940 | $31,140 | $30,445 |
| Minnesota | 14,890 | $37,470 | $29,960 | $47,990 | $30,936 | $31,369 |
| Alaska | 2,440 | $37,370 | $33,560 | $46,810 | $32,020 | $31,282 |
| New Hampshire | 3,170 | $36,920 | $33,400 | $44,230 | $31,845 | $30,572 |
| Illinois | 26,150 | $36,380 | $31,200 | $49,910 | $29,755 | $29,768 |
| Utah | 10,250 | $36,270 | $29,130 | $45,770 | $30,440 | $30,790 |
| Connecticut | 6,680 | $36,170 | $34,140 | $45,320 | $30,044 | $28,997 |
| Montana | 5,380 | $35,740 | $28,080 | $49,210 | $29,974 | $31,670 |
| Arizona | 21,180 | $35,640 | $31,350 | $42,690 | $30,319 | $30,116 |
| Wisconsin | 14,520 | $35,530 | $29,460 | $43,480 | $29,865 | $31,739 |
| Maryland | 14,690 | $35,500 | $31,210 | $42,180 | $29,384 | $27,996 |
| North Dakota | 2,880 | $35,050 | $29,520 | $44,650 | $30,343 | $34,109 |
| Michigan | 18,690 | $34,650 | $28,740 | $38,440 | $28,799 | $29,932 |
| Idaho | 6,210 | $34,560 | $27,600 | $43,680 | $29,226 | $30,605 |
| Nebraska | 6,250 | $34,170 | $28,320 | $40,900 | $28,960 | $32,141 |
| Delaware | 1,820 | $34,150 | $31,200 | $38,940 | $28,264 | $28,319 |
| Pennsylvania | 25,650 | $33,870 | $27,370 | $42,450 | $28,331 | $29,036 |
| Florida | 79,550 | $33,860 | $28,840 | $44,870 | $29,387 | $28,416 |
| Virginia | 23,120 | $33,820 | $28,210 | $41,710 | $28,224 | $27,916 |
| Missouri | 15,360 | $33,670 | $28,600 | $39,350 | $28,589 | $31,479 |
| Iowa | 8,160 | $32,620 | $28,630 | $38,070 | $27,802 | $31,679 |
| Ohio | 28,930 | $32,170 | $27,650 | $37,750 | $27,594 | $29,744 |
| Wyoming | 2,800 | $31,870 | $26,250 | $42,680 | $27,788 | $29,979 |
| Virgin Islands | 580 | $31,450 | $27,740 | $42,800 | — | — |
| Indiana | 11,050 | $31,420 | $28,210 | $39,150 | $26,529 | $28,425 |
| North Carolina | 33,080 | $31,310 | $23,990 | $40,110 | $26,597 | $28,197 |
| Kansas | 7,540 | $31,100 | $26,310 | $38,750 | $26,215 | $29,106 |
| Kentucky | 12,040 | $30,880 | $23,800 | $39,680 | $26,029 | $28,870 |
| Tennessee | 20,500 | $30,850 | $25,100 | $37,540 | $26,968 | $29,354 |
| New Mexico | 6,180 | $30,480 | $26,950 | $37,730 | $26,304 | $28,526 |
| South Carolina | 14,500 | $30,260 | $23,060 | $37,290 | $26,190 | $27,937 |
| South Dakota | 3,540 | $29,950 | $27,890 | $39,220 | $26,245 | $29,626 |
| Georgia | 18,510 | $29,770 | $23,310 | $38,260 | $25,363 | $26,340 |
| Texas | 63,110 | $29,660 | $22,150 | $37,300 | $26,012 | $26,801 |
| Oklahoma | 11,810 | $28,620 | $22,460 | $37,000 | $24,434 | $27,815 |
| West Virginia | 6,110 | $28,090 | $22,510 | $36,240 | $24,075 | $26,901 |
| Arkansas | 6,930 | $27,960 | $23,690 | $35,190 | $24,085 | $27,704 |
| Alabama | 8,290 | $27,480 | $22,340 | $34,680 | $23,184 | $26,101 |
| Louisiana | 12,440 | $26,600 | $21,330 | $34,850 | $23,103 | $26,192 |
| Mississippi | 8,320 | $25,360 | $19,020 | $33,730 | $22,212 | $25,544 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,140 | $22,550 | $21,840 | $37,540 | — | — |
| Guam | 900 | $21,470 | $20,020 | $29,110 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 37-2012. *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.