How much does a house cleaner make in New Hampshire?
In New Hampshire, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $18.31 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $17.75 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$18.31
$17.75
$17.83
$0.48 more an hour
$38,085
By the hour, the week and the year in New Hampshire
At 40 hours a week, the average of $18.31 an hour comes to $732.40 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $38,085 a year, and the median of $17.75 to $36,920 a year.
In New Hampshire, the average is $0.56 above the median (3.2%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $17.75 an hour or less.
How does New Hampshire compare?
The average in New Hampshire is $0.48 above the national average of $17.83 (2.7% more), about $998 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, New Hampshire ranks 17 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
New Hampshire and its Census division, New England
By average wage, New Hampshire ranks 5 of the 6 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Massachusetts, $20.38, and the lowest Connecticut, $18.22.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $20.38 | $18.73 | +$2.07 |
| Rhode Island | $18.88 | $18.05 | +$0.57 |
| Maine | $18.84 | $18.09 | +$0.53 |
| Vermont | $18.63 | $18.12 | +$0.32 |
| New Hampshire | $18.31 | $17.75 | |
| Connecticut | $18.22 | $17.39 | -$0.09 |
This trade and the others in New Hampshire
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in New Hampshire. Among them, the average runs from $18.31 (Cleaning) to $32.31 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $32.31 | $29.79 | +$14.00 |
| Concrete | $28.16 | $26.06 | +$9.85 |
| Painting | $25.35 | $23.88 | +$7.04 |
| Landscaping | $21.98 | $21.58 | +$3.67 |
| Cleaning | $18.31 | $17.75 |
Against the minimum wage in New Hampshire
In New Hampshire most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $17.75, is $10.50 above it, 2.4 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 New Hampshire, $17.75 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $142.00 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $204.93; 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.