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Cleaner of Vehicles and Equipment Salary by State (2026)

Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment earn the most in District of Columbia at $42,710 a year and the least in Louisiana at $27,600 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $35,830. The table below covers all 50 states, DC, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median
$42,710District of Columbia
National median
$35,830BLS OEWS, May 2025
Lowest median
$27,600Louisiana
Areas reporting
54of 54 OEWS areas

Top and bottom

Highest- and lowest-paying states for cleaners of vehicles and equipment

Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. After cost of living, North Dakota comes out ahead instead. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.

Highest median pay

  1. 1District of Columbia$42,710
  2. 2Alaska$40,210
  3. 3Washington$40,070
  4. 4Colorado$39,610
  5. 5Vermont$39,530

Lowest median pay

  1. 1Louisiana$27,600
  2. 2Mississippi$28,640
  3. 3Alabama$29,360
  4. 4West Virginia$29,390
  5. 5Texas$29,450

All states

Cleaner of Vehicles and Equipment salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of cleaners of vehicles and equipment OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
#
1DCDistrict of Columbia
$42,710
$36,400$47,990350$38,862
2AKAlaska
$40,210
$37,890$45,550620$39,283
3WAWashington
$40,070
$37,260$45,7508,270$37,444
4COColorado
$39,610
$37,390$45,0806,750$38,437
5VTVermont
$39,530
$37,200$45,970620$40,354
6NYNew York
$39,390
$35,530$49,20020,390$36,499
7MAMassachusetts
$38,630
$36,390$43,1605,100$36,527
8OROregon
$38,070
$35,830$44,1005,550$36,832
9CACalifornia
$37,920
$36,190$44,79046,030$34,249
10MNMinnesota
$37,580
$35,350$42,3604,460$38,105
11HIHawaii
$37,560
$35,290$41,7001,180$34,161
12DEDelaware
$37,440
$31,350$41,6001,280$37,512
13MEMaine
$37,440
$35,100$42,7601,150$38,578
14NHNew Hampshire
$37,420
$33,990$43,5101,030$35,924
15KSKansas
$37,370
$31,770$42,7506,410$41,491
16RIRhode Island
$37,340
$31,770$48,220780$36,508
17NDNorth Dakota
$37,290
$34,480$42,7601,330$41,918
18NENebraska
$37,160
$32,830$45,7304,570$41,242
19NJNew Jersey
$37,090
$35,380$41,5909,930$34,089
20MTMontana
$36,510
$31,610$43,3101,490$38,576
21MDMaryland
$36,390
$33,090$43,5506,010$34,671
22ILIllinois
$35,930
$31,810$45,44016,350$35,945
23IAIowa
$35,920
$30,750$37,3504,190$40,929
24CTConnecticut
$35,870
$34,520$38,8203,480$34,620
25IDIdaho
$35,640
$30,230$40,3802,840$37,322
26AZArizona
$35,410
$32,210$38,6606,260$35,172
27WIWisconsin
$35,280
$29,800$39,9007,040$37,494
28OHOhio
$35,230
$29,380$39,30013,750$37,974
29SDSouth Dakota
$35,050
$29,450$36,8001,510$39,566
30ARArkansas
$34,970
$28,620$37,5805,140$40,225
31TNTennessee
$34,950
$28,670$38,4908,420$38,043
32INIndiana
$34,940
$28,850$41,4007,520$37,437
33UTUtah
$34,900
$30,430$37,5404,580$35,301
34MOMissouri
$34,670
$29,510$38,5009,150$38,176
35PAPennsylvania
$34,650
$29,220$40,90011,710$35,512
36KYKentucky
$34,470
$29,240$39,8805,580$38,232
37VAVirginia
$34,450
$29,000$38,8908,860$34,074
38NVNevada
$34,230
$26,380$37,5603,790$34,237
39SCSouth Carolina
$34,230
$27,450$37,0305,720$36,512
40MIMichigan
$33,890
$28,420$37,13010,320$35,222
41WYWyoming
$33,890
$29,250$36,350720$36,562
42NCNorth Carolina
$33,470
$27,370$37,40013,820$35,483
43FLFlorida
$33,380
$29,430$36,78024,920$32,278
44OKOklahoma
$30,880
$27,700$37,3105,080$35,154
45GAGeorgia
$30,610
$28,080$37,41012,180$31,788
46NMNew Mexico
$30,310
$27,810$34,9101,820$32,870
47TXTexas
$29,450
$27,310$35,91037,750$30,343
48WVWest Virginia
$29,390
$28,680$34,4301,260$32,839
49ALAlabama
$29,360
$26,550$36,0206,440$33,055
50MSMississippi
$28,640
$26,150$34,0002,790$32,937
51VIU.S. Virgin Islands
$28,290
$26,360$31,19030N/A
52LALouisiana
$27,600
$23,220$33,4504,140$31,290
53GUGuam
$21,980
$21,330$22,260140N/A
54PRPuerto Rico
$21,890
$21,840$22,3001,310N/A

Method

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For cleaners of vehicles and equipment, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $42,710, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $41,918.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Questions

Cleaner of Vehicles and Equipment pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays cleaners of vehicles and equipment the most?

District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for cleaners of vehicles and equipment at $42,710 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Alaska ($40,210) and Washington ($40,070).

Which state pays cleaners of vehicles and equipment the least?

Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana reports the lowest median for cleaners of vehicles and equipment at $27,600 a year, $15,110 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, U.S. Virgin Islands reports $28,290, Guam reports $21,980 and Puerto Rico reports $21,890.

Is the highest-paying state the best for cleaners of vehicles and equipment after cost of living?

Not on this data. District of Columbia pays the most on paper ($42,710) but ranks 9th of 51 once each median is divided by the state's BEA Regional Price Parity ($38,862). North Dakota leads after that adjustment at $41,918, from a raw median of $37,290. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.

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