Salary by Metro

SOC 53-7061 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment wages by metro

National median annual wage

$35,830

10th percentile
$27,380
25th percentile
$30,420
Median
$35,830
75th percentile
$41,040
90th percentile
$47,610
Mean
$36,980

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 380,430.

That median is 29.7% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Grand Island, NE460$30,660$50,320$50,320
Decatur, IL150$31,200$49,370$56,340
St. Joseph, MO-KS430$30,120$49,140$49,640
Longview-Kelso, WA200$35,890$47,350$57,490
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD520$30,320$44,440$47,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA4,930$38,520$44,350$58,230
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA2,090$38,840$43,680$54,480
Greeley, CO500$34,500$42,920$49,440
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,120$37,260$42,750$55,540
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO4,190$37,140$41,600$50,030
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ19,280$35,020$41,540$72,180
Boulder, CO300$37,600$41,250$49,520
Fairbanks-College, AK120$36,760$41,000$52,000
Burlington-South Burlington, VT330$36,470$40,840$53,570
Bozeman, MT270$31,610$40,480$47,120
Gettysburg, PA150$29,330$40,230$47,060
Anchorage, AK400$35,850$40,210$57,650
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA210$35,300$39,960$51,780
Bellingham, WA260$35,720$39,720$48,490
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA590$36,320$39,590$53,510

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ19,280$35,020$41,540$72,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA15,950$35,340$37,540$47,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN12,030$31,200$36,580$55,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX9,970$26,890$31,350$45,060
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX9,020$23,180$29,650$44,090
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA7,040$27,040$31,690$45,520
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL6,880$28,760$34,310$46,100
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD5,680$28,550$35,160$46,960
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV5,560$31,160$36,730$50,960
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA5,100$34,480$36,230$47,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA4,930$38,520$44,350$58,230
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ4,800$31,420$35,620$47,630
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC4,220$22,130$31,260$44,850
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO4,190$37,140$41,600$50,030
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI4,160$25,960$34,780$45,540
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,120$37,260$42,750$55,540
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX3,980$22,900$28,880$38,830
St. Louis, MO-IL3,810$28,910$35,220$45,260
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL3,760$28,370$32,220$45,760
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL3,610$28,290$34,090$45,240

States and territories

State estimates for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia350$36,400$42,710$54,540
Alaska620$35,660$40,210$58,330
Washington8,270$35,470$40,070$52,120
Colorado6,750$35,350$39,610$49,440
Vermont620$31,920$39,530$49,250
New York20,390$33,640$39,390$72,180
Massachusetts5,100$32,830$38,630$48,550
Oregon5,550$33,160$38,070$50,540
California46,030$34,890$37,920$49,090
Minnesota4,460$30,950$37,580$47,690
Hawaii1,180$31,670$37,560$53,510
Delaware1,280$31,200$37,440$44,100
Maine1,150$30,910$37,440$50,090
New Hampshire1,030$30,200$37,420$48,120
Kansas6,410$28,620$37,370$46,070
Rhode Island780$31,200$37,340$51,990
North Dakota1,330$30,130$37,290$46,190
Nebraska4,570$30,060$37,160$50,320
New Jersey9,930$32,220$37,090$46,440
Montana1,490$29,330$36,510$46,800
Maryland6,010$31,200$36,390$56,130
Illinois16,350$31,200$35,930$55,990
Iowa4,190$28,120$35,920$45,370
Connecticut3,480$34,010$35,870$45,910
Idaho2,840$26,440$35,640$44,430
Arizona6,260$31,200$35,410$46,710
Wisconsin7,040$26,270$35,280$47,370
Ohio13,750$27,120$35,230$45,670
South Dakota1,510$27,910$35,050$43,040
Arkansas5,140$26,840$34,970$42,420
Tennessee8,420$26,350$34,950$47,330
Indiana7,520$26,980$34,940$47,920
Utah4,580$28,450$34,900$45,090
Missouri9,150$28,600$34,670$46,630
Pennsylvania11,710$25,420$34,650$46,930
Kentucky5,580$27,260$34,470$49,750
Virginia8,860$27,540$34,450$47,500
Nevada3,790$25,790$34,230$44,120
South Carolina5,720$22,930$34,230$42,970
Michigan10,320$25,960$33,890$45,140
Wyoming720$27,340$33,890$42,600
North Carolina13,820$22,530$33,470$44,520
Florida24,920$28,310$33,380$45,130
Oklahoma5,080$23,020$30,880$44,800
Georgia12,180$23,880$30,610$46,130
New Mexico1,820$26,860$30,310$41,140
Texas37,750$22,930$29,450$43,430
West Virginia1,260$23,920$29,390$36,730
Alabama6,440$23,580$29,360$41,600
Mississippi2,790$21,040$28,640$37,730
Virgin Islands30$22,230$28,290$36,610
Louisiana4,140$21,210$27,600$43,980
Guam140$20,650$21,980$25,650
Puerto Rico1,310$21,840$21,890$29,650

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment is $35,830. Employment is 380,430.

How does Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment is 29.7% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Grand Island, NE is highest on this page's list at $50,320.