Salary by Metro

SOC 37-2012 · Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners wages by metro

National median annual wage

$35,510

10th percentile
$27,640
25th percentile
$30,350
Median
$35,510
75th percentile
$39,590
90th percentile
$48,570
Mean
$37,080

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 860,670.

That median is 30.3% 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 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Urban Honolulu, HI6,540$37,480$53,850$61,970
Kahului-Wailuku, HI2,260$41,850$53,030$63,100
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA5,620$40,440$48,200$75,520
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV20,800$31,200$48,140$56,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA12,990$39,240$46,590$74,500
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA9,030$38,500$44,900$53,700
Napa, CA1,010$37,370$44,260$58,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ40,030$35,220$44,010$82,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA34,440$35,970$43,530$60,480
Vallejo, CA920$36,660$43,090$74,540
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA1,690$37,090$42,740$67,420
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA10,400$36,350$42,150$59,050
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ2,730$32,220$40,690$43,170
Yuba City, CA300$35,140$40,560$48,580
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA450$36,550$40,080$47,580
Boulder, CO740$35,160$39,950$47,270
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,920$33,870$39,470$61,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA9,710$34,850$39,200$53,950
Vineland, NJ340$32,220$39,200$48,610
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA6,070$36,360$39,000$48,890

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ40,030$35,220$44,010$82,540
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA34,440$35,970$43,530$60,480
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL22,370$28,990$34,360$42,290
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV20,800$31,200$48,140$56,570
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN18,260$34,450$37,310$51,750
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL17,810$29,490$35,150$46,580
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX17,480$23,790$31,670$38,940
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV15,860$33,590$37,840$48,490
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ14,250$34,360$36,160$44,510
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA12,990$39,240$46,590$74,500
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX12,900$22,790$29,740$37,290
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD11,330$30,060$35,550$45,250
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH10,920$33,870$39,470$61,060
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA10,400$36,350$42,150$59,050
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA9,710$34,850$39,200$53,950
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA9,030$26,790$33,580$43,510
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA9,030$38,500$44,900$53,700
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO8,890$35,230$38,900$46,460
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL8,830$29,060$32,570$39,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI8,110$35,030$38,600$49,610

States and territories

State estimates for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Hawaii11,120$38,600$51,600$62,020
Nevada24,380$30,000$46,550$56,400
California103,430$35,680$42,660$63,450
District of Columbia3,800$37,970$42,260$57,040
Washington18,480$36,090$42,180$50,100
New York41,740$33,810$41,950$82,540
Massachusetts14,910$34,320$38,950$60,900
New Jersey18,360$32,760$37,980$49,240
Vermont1,830$31,760$37,680$46,060
Maine4,960$34,520$37,630$44,560
Oregon12,920$33,970$37,590$47,740
Colorado19,280$32,490$37,560$46,630
Rhode Island2,710$34,490$37,540$45,940
Minnesota14,890$29,960$37,470$47,990
Alaska2,440$33,560$37,370$46,810
New Hampshire3,170$33,400$36,920$44,230
Illinois26,150$31,200$36,380$49,910
Utah10,250$29,130$36,270$45,770
Connecticut6,680$34,140$36,170$45,320
Montana5,380$28,080$35,740$49,210
Arizona21,180$31,350$35,640$42,690
Wisconsin14,520$29,460$35,530$43,480
Maryland14,690$31,210$35,500$42,180
North Dakota2,880$29,520$35,050$44,650
Michigan18,690$28,740$34,650$38,440
Idaho6,210$27,600$34,560$43,680
Nebraska6,250$28,320$34,170$40,900
Delaware1,820$31,200$34,150$38,940
Pennsylvania25,650$27,370$33,870$42,450
Florida79,550$28,840$33,860$44,870
Virginia23,120$28,210$33,820$41,710
Missouri15,360$28,600$33,670$39,350
Iowa8,160$28,630$32,620$38,070
Ohio28,930$27,650$32,170$37,750
Wyoming2,800$26,250$31,870$42,680
Virgin Islands580$27,740$31,450$42,800
Indiana11,050$28,210$31,420$39,150
North Carolina33,080$23,990$31,310$40,110
Kansas7,540$26,310$31,100$38,750
Kentucky12,040$23,800$30,880$39,680
Tennessee20,500$25,100$30,850$37,540
New Mexico6,180$26,950$30,480$37,730
South Carolina14,500$23,060$30,260$37,290
South Dakota3,540$27,890$29,950$39,220
Georgia18,510$23,310$29,770$38,260
Texas63,110$22,150$29,660$37,300
Oklahoma11,810$22,460$28,620$37,000
West Virginia6,110$22,510$28,090$36,240
Arkansas6,930$23,690$27,960$35,190
Alabama8,290$22,340$27,480$34,680
Louisiana12,440$21,330$26,600$34,850
Mississippi8,320$19,020$25,360$33,730
Puerto Rico3,140$21,840$22,550$37,540
Guam900$20,020$21,470$29,110

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners is $35,510. Employment is 860,670.

How does Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners is 30.3% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Urban Honolulu, HI is highest on this page's list at $53,850.