How much does a house cleaner make in Louisiana?
In Louisiana, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $13.15 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $12.79 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$13.15
$12.79
$17.83
$4.68 less an hour
$27,352
By the hour, the week and the year in Louisiana
At 40 hours a week, the average of $13.15 an hour comes to $526.00 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $27,352 a year, and the median of $12.79 to $26,603 a year.
In Louisiana, the average is $0.36 above the median (2.8%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $12.79 an hour or less.
How does Louisiana compare?
The average in Louisiana is $4.68 below the national average of $17.83 (26.2% less), about $9,734 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Louisiana ranks 50 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Louisiana and its Census division, West South Central
Of the 4 states of the division with data for this trade, Louisiana pays the lowest average, $13.15; the next is Arkansas with $13.86.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $14.56 | $14.26 | +$1.41 |
| Oklahoma | $14.21 | $13.76 | +$1.06 |
| Arkansas | $13.86 | $13.44 | +$0.71 |
| Louisiana | $13.15 | $12.79 |
This trade and the others in Louisiana
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Louisiana. Among them, the average runs from $13.15 (Cleaning) to $25.41 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $25.41 | $23.64 | +$12.26 |
| Drywall | $23.24 | $22.80 | +$10.09 |
| Painting | $22.13 | $22.31 | +$8.98 |
| Landscaping | $16.42 | $16.76 | +$3.27 |
| Cleaning | $13.15 | $12.79 |
Against the minimum wage in Louisiana
In Louisiana most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $12.79, is $5.54 above it, 76.4% 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 Louisiana, $12.79 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $102.32 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $154.73; 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.