How much does a house cleaner make in Georgia?
In Georgia, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $15.02 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $14.31 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$15.02
$14.31
$17.83
$2.81 less an hour
$31,242
By the hour, the week and the year in Georgia
At 40 hours a week, the average of $15.02 an hour comes to $600.80 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $31,242 a year, and the median of $14.31 to $29,765 a year.
In Georgia, the average is $0.71 above the median (5.0%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $14.31 an hour or less.
How does Georgia compare?
The average in Georgia is $2.81 below the national average of $17.83 (15.8% less), about $5,845 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Georgia ranks 43 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Georgia and its Census division, South Atlantic
By average wage, Georgia ranks 7 of the 9 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is District of Columbia, $21.83, and the lowest West Virginia, $13.97.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $21.83 | $20.32 | +$6.81 |
| Maryland | $17.40 | $17.07 | +$2.38 |
| Florida | $16.78 | $16.28 | +$1.76 |
| Virginia | $16.59 | $16.26 | +$1.57 |
| Delaware | $16.49 | $16.42 | +$1.47 |
| North Carolina | $16.07 | $15.05 | +$1.05 |
| Georgia | $15.02 | $14.31 | |
| South Carolina | $14.88 | $14.55 | -$0.14 |
| West Virginia | $13.97 | $13.51 | -$1.05 |
This trade and the others in Georgia
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Georgia. Among them, the average runs from $15.02 (Cleaning) to $27.53 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $27.53 | $28.01 | +$12.51 |
| Painting | $24.30 | $23.24 | +$9.28 |
| Concrete | $23.67 | $22.23 | +$8.65 |
| Landscaping | $18.51 | $18.25 | +$3.49 |
| Cleaning | $15.02 | $14.31 |
Against the minimum wage in Georgia
In Georgia most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $14.31, is $7.06 above it, 97.4% 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 Georgia, $14.31 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $114.48 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $170.12; 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.