How much does a house cleaner make in Rhode Island?
In Rhode Island, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $18.88 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.05 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$18.88
$18.05
$17.83
$1.05 more an hour
$39,270
By the hour, the week and the year in Rhode Island
At 40 hours a week, the average of $18.88 an hour comes to $755.20 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $39,270 a year, and the median of $18.05 to $37,544 a year.
In Rhode Island, the average is $0.83 above the median (4.6%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $18.05 an hour or less.
How does Rhode Island compare?
The average in Rhode Island is $1.05 above the national average of $17.83 (5.9% more), about $2,184 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Rhode Island ranks 12 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Rhode Island and its Census division, New England
By average wage, Rhode Island ranks 2 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 Rhode Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $20.38 | $18.73 | +$1.50 |
| Rhode Island | $18.88 | $18.05 | |
| Maine | $18.84 | $18.09 | -$0.04 |
| Vermont | $18.63 | $18.12 | -$0.25 |
| New Hampshire | $18.31 | $17.75 | -$0.57 |
| Connecticut | $18.22 | $17.39 | -$0.66 |
This trade and the others in Rhode Island
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Rhode Island. Among them, the average runs from $18.88 (Cleaning) to $31.74 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $31.74 | $30.26 | +$12.86 |
| Drywall | $27.58 | $22.65 | +$8.70 |
| Painting | $23.15 | $20.00 | +$4.27 |
| Landscaping | $21.82 | $21.51 | +$2.94 |
| Cleaning | $18.88 | $18.05 |
Against the minimum wage in Rhode Island
The minimum wage in Rhode Island is $16.00 an hour for most employers. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $18.05, is $2.05 above it, 12.8% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $33,280 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 Rhode Island, $18.05 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $144.40 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $207.97; 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.