Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners salary

What Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners earn across the United States and in the largest metro areas — the official BLS OEWS May 2025 figures.

National wages — United States

Nationally, BLS estimates 2,209,760 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs — 1.4% of all US employment. The national median wage is $36,840 a year ($17.71 an hour) and the mean is $38,760 a year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026.

Wage level	Hourly	Annual
Mean	$18.64	$38,760
10th percentile	$13.77	$28,640
25th percentile	$15.50	$32,240
Median (50th percentile)	$17.71	$36,840
75th percentile	$21.18	$44,060
90th percentile	$24.17	$50,270

Median pay by metro area

Metro area	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment	vs US median
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$46,550	$22.38	43,160	+26.4%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$46,490	$22.35	26,820	+26.2%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$44,180	$21.24	29,930	+19.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$42,840	$20.60	183,030	+16.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$41,170	$19.79	14,620	+11.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$40,860	$19.64	19,520	+10.9%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$40,800	$19.62	26,790	+10.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$38,840	$18.67	19,460	+5.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$38,720	$18.62	83,160	+5.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$38,470	$18.49	70,000	+4.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$38,450	$18.49	21,700	+4.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$37,840	$18.19	59,090	+2.7%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$36,930	$17.75	40,790	+0.2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$36,930	$17.75	15,470	+0.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$36,680	$17.63	26,810	-0.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL	$36,620	$17.61	19,680	-0.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$36,460	$17.53	19,050	-1.0%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$36,280	$17.44	26,990	-1.5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$35,940	$17.28	30,900	-2.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$35,600	$17.12	13,760	-3.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$34,860	$16.76	48,360	-5.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$34,800	$16.73	18,460	-5.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$34,590	$16.63	21,620	-6.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$34,180	$16.43	41,890	-7.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$30,650	$14.74	48,880	-16.8%

Each metro page carries the full OEWS wage distribution, the employment figures, and the estimated take-home pay on that metro's median under 2026 tax rules.

Sources

Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (released May 15, 2026), retrieved October 27, 2026 — bls.gov/oes. Take-home estimates are computed by this site's paycheck engine with 2026 rules.