How much does a house cleaner make in Kentucky?
In Kentucky, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $15.35 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $14.85 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$15.35
$14.85
$17.83
$2.48 less an hour
$31,928
By the hour, the week and the year in Kentucky
At 40 hours a week, the average of $15.35 an hour comes to $614.00 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $31,928 a year, and the median of $14.85 to $30,888 a year.
In Kentucky, the average is $0.50 above the median (3.4%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $14.85 an hour or less.
How does Kentucky compare?
The average in Kentucky is $2.48 below the national average of $17.83 (13.9% less), about $5,158 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Kentucky ranks 41 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Kentucky and its Census division, East South Central
Of the 4 states of the division with data for this trade, Kentucky pays the highest average, $15.35; next comes Tennessee with $15.24.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | $15.35 | $14.85 | |
| Tennessee | $15.24 | $14.83 | -$0.11 |
| Alabama | $13.40 | $13.21 | -$1.95 |
| Mississippi | $12.43 | $12.19 | -$2.92 |
This trade and the others in Kentucky
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Kentucky. Among them, the average runs from $15.35 (Cleaning) to $25.22 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $25.22 | $24.14 | +$9.87 |
| Painting | $24.72 | $23.13 | +$9.37 |
| Drywall | $23.13 | $23.24 | +$7.78 |
| Landscaping | $18.34 | $17.63 | +$2.99 |
| Cleaning | $15.35 | $14.85 |
Against the minimum wage in Kentucky
In Kentucky most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $14.85, is $7.60 above it, 2.0 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 Kentucky, $14.85 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $118.80 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $175.58; 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.