How much does a house cleaner make in Massachusetts?
In Massachusetts, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $20.38 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.73 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$20.38
$18.73
$17.83
$2.55 more an hour
$42,390
By the hour, the week and the year in Massachusetts
At 40 hours a week, the average of $20.38 an hour comes to $815.20 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $42,390 a year, and the median of $18.73 to $38,958 a year.
In Massachusetts, the average is $1.65 above the median (8.8%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $18.73 an hour or less.
How does Massachusetts compare?
The average in Massachusetts is $2.55 above the national average of $17.83 (14.3% more), about $5,304 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Massachusetts ranks 7 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Massachusetts and its Census division, New England
Of the 6 states of the division with data for this trade, Massachusetts pays the highest average, $20.38; next comes Rhode Island with $18.88.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $20.38 | $18.73 | |
| Rhode Island | $18.88 | $18.05 | -$1.50 |
| Maine | $18.84 | $18.09 | -$1.54 |
| Vermont | $18.63 | $18.12 | -$1.75 |
| New Hampshire | $18.31 | $17.75 | -$2.07 |
| Connecticut | $18.22 | $17.39 | -$2.16 |
This trade and the others in Massachusetts
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Massachusetts. Among them, the average runs from $20.38 (Cleaning) to $34.96 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $34.96 | $30.69 | +$14.58 |
| Drywall | $32.80 | $33.42 | +$12.42 |
| Painting | $30.81 | $27.65 | +$10.43 |
| Landscaping | $24.30 | $23.40 | +$3.92 |
| Cleaning | $20.38 | $18.73 |
Against the minimum wage in Massachusetts
The minimum wage in Massachusetts is $15.00 an hour for most employers. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $18.73, is $3.73 above it, 24.9% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $31,200 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 Massachusetts, $18.73 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $149.84 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $214.84; 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.