How much does a house cleaner make in Kansas?
In Kansas, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $15.41 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $14.95 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$15.41
$14.95
$17.83
$2.42 less an hour
$32,053
By the hour, the week and the year in Kansas
At 40 hours a week, the average of $15.41 an hour comes to $616.40 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $32,053 a year, and the median of $14.95 to $31,096 a year.
In Kansas, the average is $0.46 above the median (3.1%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $14.95 an hour or less.
How does Kansas compare?
The average in Kansas is $2.42 below the national average of $17.83 (13.6% less), about $5,034 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Kansas ranks 39 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Kansas and its Census division, West North Central
By average wage, Kansas ranks 6 of the 7 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Minnesota, $18.45, and the lowest South Dakota, $15.38.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $18.45 | $18.01 | +$3.04 |
| North Dakota | $17.14 | $16.85 | +$1.73 |
| Nebraska | $16.45 | $16.43 | +$1.04 |
| Missouri | $16.41 | $16.19 | +$1.00 |
| Iowa | $15.88 | $15.68 | +$0.47 |
| Kansas | $15.41 | $14.95 | |
| South Dakota | $15.38 | $14.40 | -$0.03 |
This trade and the others in Kansas
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Kansas. Among them, the average runs from $15.41 (Cleaning) to $27.32 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $27.32 | $25.06 | +$11.91 |
| Drywall | $21.89 | $19.18 | +$6.48 |
| Painting | $21.85 | $21.88 | +$6.44 |
| Landscaping | $19.49 | $18.91 | +$4.08 |
| Cleaning | $15.41 | $14.95 |
Against the minimum wage in Kansas
In Kansas most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $14.95, is $7.70 above it, 2.1 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 Kansas, $14.95 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $119.60 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $176.59; 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.