How much does a house cleaner make in New Jersey?
In New Jersey, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $19.10 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.26 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$19.10
$18.26
$17.83
$1.27 more an hour
$39,728
By the hour, the week and the year in New Jersey
At 40 hours a week, the average of $19.10 an hour comes to $764.00 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $39,728 a year, and the median of $18.26 to $37,981 a year.
In New Jersey, the average is $0.84 above the median (4.6%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $18.26 an hour or less.
How does New Jersey compare?
The average in New Jersey is $1.27 above the national average of $17.83 (7.1% more), about $2,642 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, New Jersey ranks 8 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
New Jersey and its Census division, Middle Atlantic
By average wage, New Jersey ranks 2 of the 3 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is New York, $23.88, and the lowest Pennsylvania, $16.23.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $23.88 | $20.17 | +$4.78 |
| New Jersey | $19.10 | $18.26 | |
| Pennsylvania | $16.23 | $16.29 | -$2.87 |
This trade and the others in New Jersey
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in New Jersey. Among them, the average runs from $19.10 (Cleaning) to $39.08 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $39.08 | $36.09 | +$19.98 |
| Concrete | $33.00 | $29.52 | +$13.90 |
| Painting | $29.33 | $28.49 | +$10.23 |
| Landscaping | $20.82 | $19.88 | +$1.72 |
| Cleaning | $19.10 | $18.26 |
Against the minimum wage in New Jersey
The minimum wage in New Jersey is $15.92 an hour for most employers. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $18.26, is $2.34 above it, 14.7% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $33,114 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 Jersey, $18.26 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $146.08 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $210.09; 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.