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Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Salary by State (2026)

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners earn the most in Massachusetts at $45,580 a year and the least in Mississippi at $28,380 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $36,840. 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
$45,580Massachusetts
National median
$36,840BLS OEWS, May 2025
Lowest median
$28,380Mississippi
Areas reporting
54of 54 OEWS areas

Top and bottom

Highest- and lowest-paying states for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners

Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.

Highest median pay

  1. 1Massachusetts$45,580
  2. 2Washington$45,520
  3. 3New York$41,640
  4. 4California$41,090
  5. 5Vermont$40,910

Lowest median pay

  1. 1Mississippi$28,380
  2. 2Louisiana$28,930
  3. 3Arkansas$29,750
  4. 4Alabama$30,620
  5. 5West Virginia$30,980

All states

Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners 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
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1MAMassachusetts
$45,580
$37,560$49,72055,490$43,099
2WAWashington
$45,520
$39,020$53,92047,380$42,537
3NYNew York
$41,640
$36,360$50,100195,250$38,584
4CACalifornia
$41,090
$36,830$48,250234,240$37,112
5VTVermont
$40,910
$37,050$46,5005,130$41,763
6AKAlaska
$40,510
$35,610$47,7605,200$39,576
7MNMinnesota
$39,610
$36,040$46,33042,300$40,164
8OROregon
$39,340
$36,080$46,65025,890$38,061
9NHNew Hampshire
$39,150
$35,310$47,1209,420$37,585
10MEMaine
$38,940
$36,300$45,6009,180$40,124
11COColorado
$38,600
$36,880$46,00034,220$37,457
12DCDistrict of Columbia
$38,520
$37,840$41,72016,400$35,050
13NVNevada
$38,420
$31,450$48,07032,830$38,428
14CTConnecticut
$37,960
$35,470$47,15028,740$36,637
15ILIllinois
$37,810
$35,660$45,41093,760$37,826
16NDNorth Dakota
$37,750
$35,470$46,2006,720$42,435
17HIHawaii
$37,710
$31,080$46,81011,230$34,297
18NJNew Jersey
$37,630
$35,200$44,31067,660$34,585
19RIRhode Island
$37,310
$33,240$46,2407,270$36,478
20MTMontana
$37,110
$33,730$44,0508,320$39,210
21WIWisconsin
$37,000
$34,370$44,08045,640$39,322
22MDMaryland
$36,620
$34,580$42,87040,390$34,890
23PAPennsylvania
$36,520
$31,070$43,14086,920$37,429
24INIndiana
$36,460
$30,750$40,92049,220$39,066
25AZArizona
$36,220
$34,340$39,46038,290$35,976
26IDIdaho
$36,110
$32,240$39,52010,800$37,814
27MIMichigan
$36,050
$31,200$39,04065,790$37,467
28WYWyoming
$36,050
$32,420$43,5904,760$38,893
29NMNew Mexico
$36,020
$30,970$38,48014,360$39,062
30MOMissouri
$35,900
$31,110$39,27041,070$39,530
31NENebraska
$35,900
$31,200$42,24012,860$39,843
32OHOhio
$35,900
$30,790$42,76072,540$38,696
33SDSouth Dakota
$35,480
$31,260$39,1308,630$40,051
34IAIowa
$35,380
$30,280$41,57023,960$40,314
35DEDelaware
$35,320
$31,300$41,6909,220$35,388
36VAVirginia
$35,170
$30,020$38,73065,970$34,786
37NCNorth Carolina
$34,500
$29,240$37,23053,330$36,575
38FLFlorida
$34,490
$30,060$37,140131,900$33,351
39KSKansas
$34,480
$30,030$37,46017,220$38,282
40GAGeorgia
$34,310
$29,270$37,47055,660$35,631
41TNTennessee
$33,440
$29,580$37,28038,120$36,399
42TXTexas
$33,010
$27,740$37,930184,840$34,011
43KYKentucky
$32,320
$29,220$37,81025,750$35,848
44UTUtah
$32,200
$28,440$37,82024,710$32,570
45SCSouth Carolina
$31,180
$28,070$36,84030,100$33,259
46OKOklahoma
$31,110
$28,180$35,77023,620$35,415
47WVWest Virginia
$30,980
$27,800$37,6709,340$34,616
48ALAlabama
$30,620
$28,020$36,08025,110$34,473
49ARArkansas
$29,750
$27,470$34,94019,490$34,220
50VIU.S. Virgin Islands
$29,000
$26,480$29,940680N/A
51LALouisiana
$28,930
$23,510$34,51027,610$32,798
52MSMississippi
$28,380
$23,730$33,99015,940$32,638
53GUGuam
$22,710
$21,840$26,920720N/A
54PRPuerto Rico
$21,890
$21,840$23,46029,030N/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 janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners, the adjustment does not change the leader: Massachusetts is first on raw pay and still first once prices are taken into account, at $43,099.

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

Questions

Janitor and Cleaner, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners the most?

Massachusetts reports the highest median wage for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners at $45,580 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($45,520) and New York ($41,640).

Which state pays janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners the least?

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi reports the lowest median for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners at $28,380 a year, $17,200 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, U.S. Virgin Islands reports $29,000, Guam reports $22,710 and Puerto Rico reports $21,890.

Is the highest-paying state the best for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners after cost of living?

Yes. Massachusetts stays first after dividing each state median by its BEA Regional Price Parity, at $43,099 in national-average dollars from a raw $45,580. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.

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