How much does a house cleaner make in Alabama?
In Alabama, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $13.40 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $13.21 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$13.40
$13.21
$17.83
$4.43 less an hour
$27,872
By the hour, the week and the year in Alabama
At 40 hours a week, the average of $13.40 an hour comes to $536.00 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $27,872 a year, and the median of $13.21 to $27,477 a year.
In Alabama, the average is $0.19 above the median (1.4%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $13.21 an hour or less.
How does Alabama compare?
The average in Alabama is $4.43 below the national average of $17.83 (24.8% less), about $9,214 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Alabama ranks 49 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Alabama and its Census division, East South Central
By average wage, Alabama ranks 3 of the 4 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Kentucky, $15.35, and the lowest Mississippi, $12.43.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | $15.35 | $14.85 | +$1.95 |
| Tennessee | $15.24 | $14.83 | +$1.84 |
| Alabama | $13.40 | $13.21 | |
| Mississippi | $12.43 | $12.19 | -$0.97 |
This trade and the others in Alabama
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Alabama. Among them, the average runs from $13.40 (Cleaning) to $23.03 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $23.03 | $23.08 | +$9.63 |
| Concrete | $21.92 | $21.50 | +$8.52 |
| Painting | $21.50 | $21.12 | +$8.10 |
| Landscaping | $17.36 | $17.13 | +$3.96 |
| Cleaning | $13.40 | $13.21 |
Against the minimum wage in Alabama
In Alabama most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $13.21, is $5.96 above it, 82.2% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $15,080 a year.
From wage to rate
This is what an employer pays an employee, not what a contractor bills. Your rate also has to cover your overhead (vehicle, insurance, tools), your profit, and the hours you cannot bill.
If you pay a helper the median wage in Alabama, $13.21 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $105.68 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $158.99; at the national median, $17.07, the same job comes to $198.05. A wage is only the floor: your own rate also pays your taxes, your unbilled hours and your business.