How much does a house cleaner make in Utah?
In Utah, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $17.65 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $17.44 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$17.65
$17.44
$17.83
$0.18 less an hour
$36,712
By the hour, the week and the year in Utah
At 40 hours a week, the average of $17.65 an hour comes to $706.00 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $36,712 a year, and the median of $17.44 to $36,275 a year.
In Utah, the average is $0.21 above the median (1.2%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $17.44 an hour or less.
How does Utah compare?
The average in Utah is $0.18 below the national average of $17.83 (1.0% less), about $374 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Utah ranks 21 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Utah and its Census division, Mountain
By average wage, Utah ranks 5 of the 8 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Nevada, $20.89, and the lowest New Mexico, $15.46.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | $20.89 | $22.38 | +$3.24 |
| Colorado | $18.99 | $18.06 | +$1.34 |
| Arizona | $17.67 | $17.13 | +$0.02 |
| Montana | $17.66 | $17.18 | +$0.01 |
| Utah | $17.65 | $17.44 | |
| Idaho | $16.94 | $16.62 | -$0.71 |
| Wyoming | $16.26 | $15.32 | -$1.39 |
| New Mexico | $15.46 | $14.65 | -$2.19 |
This trade and the others in Utah
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Utah. Among them, the average runs from $17.65 (Cleaning) to $26.67 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $26.67 | $27.13 | +$9.02 |
| Drywall | $25.35 | $24.53 | +$7.70 |
| Painting | $22.93 | $22.14 | +$5.28 |
| Landscaping | $20.58 | $19.59 | +$2.93 |
| Cleaning | $17.65 | $17.44 |
Against the minimum wage in Utah
In Utah most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $17.44, is $10.19 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 Utah, $17.44 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $139.52 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $201.79; 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.