Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Salary in the US
A janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners earns a national median of $36,840 a year (mean $38,760) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #776 of 825.
How much does a janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners earn in the US?
A janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in the United States earns a median of $36,840 a year (mean $38,760), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 2,209,760 people work in this occupation (SOC 37-2011), ranked #776 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$36,840
per year
Mean
$38,760
per year
Employment
2,209,760
US workers
National rank
#776
of 825 by median
What a janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners (SOC 37-2011) earns a median annual wage of $36,840 and a mean (average) of $38,760. The median is the midpoint — half of janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners earn more and half earn less — and is 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners is $36,840, and the mean (average) is $38,760. The median is the midpoint — half of janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners earn more and half earn less.
- How does janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners pay compare to the US average?
- At $36,840, a janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners earns 28% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 2,209,760 janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners employed nationally (SOC 37-2011), across all industries.
- Where does this janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 37-2011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 37-2011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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