SOC 37-2019 · Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Building Cleaning Workers, All Other

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$44,040
U.S. median hourly wage$21.17
U.S. employment17,210

Nationally, building cleaning workers, all other earned a median of $44,040 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 17,210 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Building Cleaning Workers, All Other: pay and employment by state
State
New Jersey$65,150$31.32Not publishedNot published
New Hampshire$64,480$31.00900.1
New York$61,580$29.611,2800.1
Massachusetts$60,660$29.161600.0
Pennsylvania$52,140$25.077500.1
Virginia$51,210$24.621300.0
Nebraska$49,740$23.92Not publishedNot published
Oregon$47,310$22.743400.2
Colorado$47,140$22.666900.2
Ohio$47,020$22.612100.0
Washington$46,810$22.513600.1
California$45,430$21.842,5900.1
Indiana$45,340$21.803000.1
South Carolina$45,230$21.752200.1
Michigan$44,880$21.582100.0
Montana$43,700$21.01600.1
Maryland$43,460$20.90Not publishedNot published
Nevada$42,040$20.217900.5
West Virginia$42,010$20.20600.1
Oklahoma$41,800$20.09900.1
Florida$39,870$19.178700.1
Utah$39,810$19.142300.1
New Mexico$39,780$19.12900.1
North Carolina$39,180$18.84Not publishedNot published
Delaware$38,100$18.32Not publishedNot published
Texas$37,690$18.121,7500.1
Georgia$37,440$18.00Not publishedNot published
Tennessee$34,040$16.372200.1
Louisiana$28,260$13.592800.1
Puerto Rico$22,140$10.64800.1

Pay by metro area

All 34 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$22,330$38,410$54,490$70,570San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $22,330New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $29,530Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $37,050Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $37,520Baton Rouge, LA — $38,410Winston-Salem, NC — $38,480San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $38,650Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $38,720Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $40,550Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $41,250Reno, NV — $41,830Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $43,460Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $43,680Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $44,280Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $44,590Colorado Springs, CO — $44,880San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $45,430Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $45,680Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $46,740Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $46,770Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $46,770Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $46,800Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $46,900San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $46,960Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $47,050Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $47,310Eugene-Springfield, OR — $48,460Salinas, CA — $48,530Boulder, CO — $48,700San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $49,530Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $50,660Pittsburgh, PA — $51,370New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $61,590Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $70,570

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

Building Cleaning Workers, All Other: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$70,570$33.931300.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$61,590$29.61Not publishedNot published
Pittsburgh, PA$51,370$24.701300.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$50,660$24.364600.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$49,530$23.81700.1
Boulder, CO$48,700$23.41Not publishedNot published
Salinas, CA$48,530$23.33400.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR$48,460$23.30300.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$47,310$22.742800.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$47,050$22.623200.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$46,960$22.582900.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$46,900$22.55Not publishedNot published
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$46,800$22.501800.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$46,770$22.48500.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$46,770$22.48Not publishedNot published
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$46,740$22.47300.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$45,680$21.96Not publishedNot published
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$45,430$21.843900.2
Colorado Springs, CO$44,880$21.58Not publishedNot published
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$44,590$21.449300.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$44,280$21.296300.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$43,680$21.002600.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$43,460$20.90Not publishedNot published
Reno, NV$41,830$20.11Not publishedNot published
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$41,250$19.831100.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$40,550$19.49900.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,720$18.622100.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$38,650$18.581700.2
Winston-Salem, NC$38,480$18.50800.3
Baton Rouge, LA$38,410$18.47700.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$37,520$18.04Not publishedNot published
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$37,050$17.815000.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$29,530$14.20700.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,330$10.74600.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.