How much does a house cleaner make in Texas?
In Texas, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $14.56 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $14.26 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$14.56
$14.26
$17.83
$3.27 less an hour
$30,285
By the hour, the week and the year in Texas
At 40 hours a week, the average of $14.56 an hour comes to $582.40 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $30,285 a year, and the median of $14.26 to $29,661 a year.
In Texas, the average is $0.30 above the median (2.1%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $14.26 an hour or less.
How does Texas compare?
The average in Texas is $3.27 below the national average of $17.83 (18.3% less), about $6,802 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Texas ranks 45 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Texas and its Census division, West South Central
Of the 4 states of the division with data for this trade, Texas pays the highest average, $14.56; next comes Oklahoma with $14.21.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $14.56 | $14.26 | |
| Oklahoma | $14.21 | $13.76 | -$0.35 |
| Arkansas | $13.86 | $13.44 | -$0.70 |
| Louisiana | $13.15 | $12.79 | -$1.41 |
This trade and the others in Texas
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Texas. Among them, the average runs from $14.56 (Cleaning) to $23.69 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $23.69 | $22.84 | +$9.13 |
| Drywall | $23.58 | $22.88 | +$9.02 |
| Painting | $22.13 | $21.86 | +$7.57 |
| Landscaping | $18.27 | $17.66 | +$3.71 |
| Cleaning | $14.56 | $14.26 |
Against the minimum wage in Texas
In Texas most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $14.26, is $7.01 above it, 96.7% 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 Texas, $14.26 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $114.08 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $169.61; 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.