How much does a house cleaner make in Idaho?
In Idaho, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $16.94 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $16.62 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$16.94
$16.62
$17.83
$0.89 less an hour
$35,235
By the hour, the week and the year in Idaho
At 40 hours a week, the average of $16.94 an hour comes to $677.60 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $35,235 a year, and the median of $16.62 to $34,570 a year.
In Idaho, the average is $0.32 above the median (1.9%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $16.62 an hour or less.
How does Idaho compare?
The average in Idaho is $0.89 below the national average of $17.83 (5.0% less), about $1,851 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Idaho ranks 25 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Idaho and its Census division, Mountain
By average wage, Idaho ranks 6 of the 8 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Nevada, $20.89, and the lowest New Mexico, $15.46.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Idaho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | $20.89 | $22.38 | +$3.95 |
| Colorado | $18.99 | $18.06 | +$2.05 |
| Arizona | $17.67 | $17.13 | +$0.73 |
| Montana | $17.66 | $17.18 | +$0.72 |
| Utah | $17.65 | $17.44 | +$0.71 |
| Idaho | $16.94 | $16.62 | |
| Wyoming | $16.26 | $15.32 | -$0.68 |
| New Mexico | $15.46 | $14.65 | -$1.48 |
This trade and the others in Idaho
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Idaho. Among them, the average runs from $16.94 (Cleaning) to $26.87 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $26.87 | $27.12 | +$9.93 |
| Drywall | $23.19 | $21.05 | +$6.25 |
| Painting | $21.87 | $21.58 | +$4.93 |
| Landscaping | $20.58 | $20.00 | +$3.64 |
| Cleaning | $16.94 | $16.62 |
Against the minimum wage in Idaho
In Idaho most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $16.62, is $9.37 above it, 2.3 times 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 Idaho, $16.62 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $132.96 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $193.50; 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.