How much does a house cleaner make in Mississippi?
In Mississippi, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $12.43 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $12.19 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$12.43
$12.19
$17.83
$5.40 less an hour
$25,854
By the hour, the week and the year in Mississippi
At 40 hours a week, the average of $12.43 an hour comes to $497.20 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $25,854 a year, and the median of $12.19 to $25,355 a year.
In Mississippi, the average is $0.24 above the median (2.0%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $12.19 an hour or less.
How does Mississippi compare?
The average in Mississippi is $5.40 below the national average of $17.83 (30.3% less), about $11,232 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Mississippi ranks 51 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Mississippi and its Census division, East South Central
Of the 4 states of the division with data for this trade, Mississippi pays the lowest average, $12.43; the next is Alabama with $13.40.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | $15.35 | $14.85 | +$2.92 |
| Tennessee | $15.24 | $14.83 | +$2.81 |
| Alabama | $13.40 | $13.21 | +$0.97 |
| Mississippi | $12.43 | $12.19 |
This trade and the others in Mississippi
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Mississippi. Among them, the average runs from $12.43 (Cleaning) to $22.33 (Painting).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painting | $22.33 | $21.54 | +$9.90 |
| Concrete | $20.90 | $21.14 | +$8.47 |
| Drywall | $18.86 | $17.94 | +$6.43 |
| Landscaping | $16.12 | $15.21 | +$3.69 |
| Cleaning | $12.43 | $12.19 |
Against the minimum wage in Mississippi
In Mississippi most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $12.19, is $4.94 above it, 68.1% 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 Mississippi, $12.19 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $97.52 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $148.66; 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.