Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
State pay geography leads here: Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Oregon top the published medians for Building Cleaning Workers, All Other, unlike peer Tree Trimmers and Pruners.
Same-major-group titles next to Building Cleaning Workers, All Other: Tree Trimmers and Pruners ($51K) , Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners ($37K) , First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers ($49K) , Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other ($47K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.
Highest-pay states for Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.
- 1. Pennsylvania $52,140
- 2. New Hampshire $64,480
- 3. Oregon $47,310
- 4. Ohio $47,020
- 5. Nebraska $49,740
- 6. Massachusetts $60,660
- 7. New York $61,580
- 8. Colorado $47,140
- 9. New Jersey $65,150
- 10. Virginia $51,210
Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments
Other Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations titles
- 1. Tree Trimmers and Pruners $50,960
- 2. First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $49,100
- 3. Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other $46,860
- 4. Pest Control Workers $45,250
- 5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,840
- 6. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $39,150
State pay geography leads this card: Pennsylvania holds the highest published median ($52,140) among the listed states for Building Cleaning Workers, All Other. National median is $44,040.
Employment Projections expect +3% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 2,600 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.
Highest published state median in this ranking: Pennsylvania at $52,140. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Tree Trimmers and Pruners at $50,960. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other pay-rank #7 in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other sits at pay-rank #7 of 10 detailed Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
Other mid-table titles · closest medians
Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other next: salary map, states, and peers
SOC 37-2019 · national median $44,040 · middle third of Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (#7/10). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other salary map
State, metro, and percentile for SOC 37-2019
Pennsylvania · top state for Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
$52K published median
New Hampshire · #2 state pay
$64K · behind Pennsylvania
Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Highest-pay peer vs Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · $51K
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Lower-pay peer beside Building Cleaning Workers, All Other · $37K
Compare Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
Head-to-head OEWS medians with another SOC
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Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025
Federal sources on this Building Cleaning Workers, All Other card
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 37-2019. bls.gov/oes
- O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Building Cleaning Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
- BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics