How much does a house cleaner make in Vermont?
In Vermont, maids and housekeeping cleaners earned an average of $18.63 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.12 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$18.63
$18.12
$17.83
$0.80 more an hour
$38,750
By the hour, the week and the year in Vermont
At 40 hours a week, the average of $18.63 an hour comes to $745.20 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $38,750 a year, and the median of $18.12 to $37,690 a year.
In Vermont, the average is $0.51 above the median (2.8%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of maids and housekeeping cleaners earn $18.12 an hour or less.
How does Vermont compare?
The average in Vermont is $0.80 above the national average of $17.83 (4.5% more), about $1,664 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Vermont ranks 15 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $17.07 an hour.
Vermont and its Census division, New England
By average wage, Vermont ranks 4 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 Vermont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $20.38 | $18.73 | +$1.75 |
| Rhode Island | $18.88 | $18.05 | +$0.25 |
| Maine | $18.84 | $18.09 | +$0.21 |
| Vermont | $18.63 | $18.12 | |
| New Hampshire | $18.31 | $17.75 | -$0.32 |
| Connecticut | $18.22 | $17.39 | -$0.41 |
This trade and the others in Vermont
Of the 5 trades this site prices, maids and housekeeping cleaners rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Vermont. Among them, the average runs from $18.63 (Cleaning) to $30.08 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against cleaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $30.08 | $29.40 | +$11.45 |
| Drywall | $27.44 | $28.76 | +$8.81 |
| Painting | $26.39 | $25.54 | +$7.76 |
| Landscaping | $22.76 | $22.23 | +$4.13 |
| Cleaning | $18.63 | $18.12 |
Against the minimum wage in Vermont
The minimum wage in Vermont is $14.42 an hour for most employers. The median of maids and housekeeping cleaners, $18.12, is $3.70 above it, 25.7% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $29,994 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 Vermont, $18.12 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the cleaning calculator cost $144.96 in wages. With its $20.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $208.68; 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.