House cleaning prices in 20 U.S. metros
Local house cleaning prices for the biggest U.S. metros: hourly rates, deep clean and recurring cleaning costs, built on BLS wage data. Pick your city to see typical prices.
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Each page has local wage data, typical price ranges, and a calculator preset for that city.
New York, NY
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA • median employee wage 21.16/hr
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA • median employee wage 20.93/hr
Chicago, IL
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI • median employee wage 17.94/hr
Dallas, TX
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX • median employee wage 15.22/hr
Houston, TX
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX • median employee wage 14.30/hr
Washington, DC
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV • median employee wage 18.19/hr
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD • median employee wage 17.09/hr
Miami, FL
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL • median employee wage 16.52/hr
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA • median employee wage 16.15/hr
Boston, MA
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH • median employee wage 18.98/hr
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ • median employee wage 17.38/hr
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA • median employee wage 22.40/hr
Riverside, CA
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA • median employee wage 18.84/hr
Detroit, MI
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI • median employee wage 16.86/hr
Seattle, WA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA • median employee wage 21.59/hr
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI • median employee wage 18.56/hr
Denver, CO
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO • median employee wage 18.70/hr
Tampa, FL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL • median employee wage 15.66/hr
Orlando, FL
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL • median employee wage 16.90/hr
Austin, TX
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX • median employee wage 15.75/hr
How we build local cleaning prices.
Every metro page starts with the local median wage for employed house cleaning professionals (BLS, May 2025, 860,670 workers nationally). We then apply the national gap between employee pay and what self-employed cleaners bill, adjusted for major-metro cost of living. The result is a suggested hourly rate plus realistic deep clean and recurring prices for a typical 3-bedroom home.
Wage source: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Occupation: House cleaning professionals, SOC 37-2012.
Common questions.
- How much do house cleaners charge per hour?
Across the metros we cover, self-employed cleaners typically bill $40–$60/hr and local wages range from about $14/hr in Houston to over $22/hr in San Francisco. Your rate should cover supplies, travel, insurance, and non-billed time. The calculator helps you price the actual home, not just the hour.
- Where does the data come from?
Local wage and employment figures are published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics through its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025). Price and rate estimates build on that data using Hotlyne's pricing model, the same one behind our free calculators.
- Do you cover other cities besides these 20?
Not yet. We started with the twenty largest U.S. metros. The calculators work anywhere: pick the market tier that matches your city and the math adjusts.
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