37 Series · SOC 37-2011
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $36,840
- Median / year
- +2.5%
- 2024→2025
- $50,270
- Top 10% earn
- +2%
- Growth '24–'34
- 2,209,760
- Estimated US jobs
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners earn a median of $36,840 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $36,840, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $28,640 (10th percentile) to $50,270 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 2,209,760 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Massachusetts ($45,580).
The pay verdict
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners earn a median of $36,840, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 6% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance, it ranks #9 of 10 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 2% by 2034.
- $36,840
- Median annual wage
- Top 94%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #9 of 10
- in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Massachusetts at $45,580. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners moved from $27,430 in May 2019 to $36,840 in May 2025 (+34.3%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners sits +9.9 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (SOC 37-2011) has a national median of $36,840 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $28,640 to $50,270, and the published mean is $38,760. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 2,209,760 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 54 state or territory areas and 528 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $35,930 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $36,840 in May 2025, a rise of $910 (+2.5%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 351,300 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as short-term on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) publish an occupation-specific rate that produces a WageDex safety grade of B, with a fatality rate of 5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Massachusetts pays the highest state median at $45,580, which is +24% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Longview-Kelso, WA at $46,590. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$36,840
per year
Median Hourly
$17.71/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$38,760
average
Employment
2,209,760
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$36,840 Bottom 6% higher than 6% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 (this entry) | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$36,840 · 6th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 37-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Janitors and Cleaner…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2%, Median annual wage $36840
- Landscaping and Grou…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.6%, Median annual wage $39150
- Maids and Housekeepi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.4%, Median annual wage $35510
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $49100
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.3%, Median annual wage $58430
- Pest Control Workers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.9%, Median annual wage $45250
- Tree Trimmers and Pr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $50960
- Pesticide Handlers, …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $46340
- Building Cleaning Wo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $44040
- Grounds Maintenance …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.4%, Median annual wage $46860
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+2%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
351,300
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+47,800
2,447,700 (2024) → 2,495,500 (2034)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Safe
WageDex derived grade from BLS CFOI/SOII 2023, not an official BLS rating
Fatality Rate
5/100K
Injury Rate
3.5/100
Danger Index
16.5/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Service, clean, or supply restrooms.
- ▸ Gather and empty trash.
- ▸ Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming.
- ▸ Monitor building security and safety by performing tasks such as locking doors after operating hours or checking electrical appliance use to ensure that hazards are not created.
- ▸ Notify managers concerning the need for major repairs or additions to building operating systems.
- ▸ Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures.
- ▸ Mix water and detergents or acids in containers to prepare cleaning solutions, according to specifications.
- ▸ Clean windows, glass partitions, or mirrors, using soapy water or other cleaners, sponges, or squeegees.
- ▸ Requisition supplies or equipment needed for cleaning and maintenance duties.
- ▸ Dust furniture, walls, machines, or equipment.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $23,440 |
| 2016 | $24,190 |
| 2017 | $24,990 |
| 2018 | $26,110 |
| 2019 | $27,430 |
| 2020 | $29,080 |
| 2021 | $29,760 |
| 2022 | $31,990 |
| 2023 | $35,020 |
| 2024 | $35,930 |
| 2025 | $36,840 |
2015 median
$23,440
2025 median
$36,840
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$9,410 (+34.3%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+5%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $23,440 | First banked release | 2,146,880 |
| May 2016 | $24,190 | +3.2% | 2,161,740 |
| May 2017 | $24,990 | +3.3% | 2,164,040 |
| May 2018 | $26,110 | +4.5% | 2,156,270 |
| May 2019 | $27,430 | Classification break | 2,145,450 |
| May 2020 | $29,080 | +6.0% | 1,990,510 |
| May 2021 | $29,760 | +2.3% | 2,036,680 |
| May 2022 | $31,990 | +7.5% | 2,148,350 |
| May 2023 | $35,020 | +9.5% | 2,172,500 |
| May 2024 | $35,930 | +2.6% | 2,199,900 |
| May 2025 | $36,840 | +2.5% | 2,209,760 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $23,440 in May 2015 to $36,840 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +5% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 2,145,450 in May 2019 to 2,209,760 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $45,580 | +24% above national |
| 2 | Washington | $45,520 | +24% above national |
| 3 | New York | $41,640 | +13% above national |
| 4 | California | $41,090 | +12% above national |
| 5 | Vermont | $40,910 | +11% above national |
| 6 | Alaska | $40,510 | +10% above national |
| 7 | Minnesota | $39,610 | +8% above national |
| 8 | Oregon | $39,340 | +7% above national |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $39,150 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Maine | $38,940 | +6% above national |
| 11 | Colorado | $38,600 | +5% above national |
| 12 | District of Columbia | $38,520 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Nevada | $38,420 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Connecticut | $37,960 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Illinois | $37,810 | +3% above national |
| 16 | North Dakota | $37,750 | +2% above national |
| 17 | Hawaii | $37,710 | +2% above national |
| 18 | New Jersey | $37,630 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $37,310 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Montana | $37,110 | +1% above national |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $37,000 | same as national |
| 22 | Maryland | $36,620 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $36,520 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Indiana | $36,460 | 1% below national |
| 25 | Arizona | $36,220 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Idaho | $36,110 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Michigan | $36,050 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Wyoming | $36,050 | 2% below national |
| 29 | New Mexico | $36,020 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Missouri | $35,900 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Nebraska | $35,900 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Ohio | $35,900 | 3% below national |
| 33 | South Dakota | $35,480 | 4% below national |
| 34 | Iowa | $35,380 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Delaware | $35,320 | 4% below national |
| 36 | Virginia | $35,170 | 5% below national |
| 37 | North Carolina | $34,500 | 6% below national |
| 38 | Florida | $34,490 | 6% below national |
| 39 | Kansas | $34,480 | 6% below national |
| 40 | Georgia | $34,310 | 7% below national |
| 41 | Tennessee | $33,440 | 9% below national |
| 42 | Texas | $33,010 | 10% below national |
| 43 | Kentucky | $32,320 | 12% below national |
| 44 | Utah | $32,200 | 13% below national |
| 45 | South Carolina | $31,180 | 15% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $31,110 | 16% below national |
| 47 | West Virginia | $30,980 | 16% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $30,620 | 17% below national |
| 49 | Arkansas | $29,750 | 19% below national |
| 50 | Virgin Islands | $29,000 | 21% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $28,930 | 21% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $28,380 | 23% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $22,710 | 38% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $21,890 | 41% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $46,590 | +26% above national |
| 2 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $46,550 | +26% above national |
| 3 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $46,490 | +26% above national |
| 4 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $45,970 | +25% above national |
| 5 | Merced, CA | $45,920 | +25% above national |
| 6 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $44,860 | +22% above national |
| 7 | Barnstable Town, MA | $44,820 | +22% above national |
| 8 | Napa, CA | $44,750 | +21% above national |
| 9 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $44,680 | +21% above national |
| 10 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $44,180 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $44,100 | +20% above national |
| 12 | Rochester, MN | $44,030 | +20% above national |
| 13 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $43,870 | +19% above national |
| 14 | Vallejo, CA | $43,680 | +19% above national |
| 15 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $43,570 | +18% above national |
| 16 | Salinas, CA | $43,570 | +18% above national |
| 17 | Bellingham, WA | $43,560 | +18% above national |
| 18 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $43,420 | +18% above national |
| 19 | Bend, OR | $43,050 | +17% above national |
| 20 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $42,990 | +17% above national |
| 21 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $42,840 | +16% above national |
| 22 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $42,490 | +15% above national |
| 23 | Boulder, CO | $42,440 | +15% above national |
| 24 | Yuba City, CA | $42,240 | +15% above national |
| 25 | Grants Pass, OR | $42,070 | +14% above national |
| 26 | Lexington Park, MD | $41,990 | +14% above national |
| 27 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $41,590 | +13% above national |
| 28 | Bozeman, MT | $41,490 | +13% above national |
| 29 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $41,450 | +13% above national |
| 30 | Modesto, CA | $41,230 | +12% above national |
| 31 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $41,170 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $41,130 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Worcester, MA | $41,030 | +11% above national |
| 34 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $40,860 | +11% above national |
| 35 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $40,800 | +11% above national |
| 36 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $40,780 | +11% above national |
| 37 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $40,750 | +11% above national |
| 38 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $40,600 | +10% above national |
| 39 | Anchorage, AK | $40,510 | +10% above national |
| 40 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $40,460 | +10% above national |
| 41 | El Centro, CA | $40,450 | +10% above national |
| 42 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $40,140 | +9% above national |
| 43 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $40,070 | +9% above national |
| 44 | Pueblo, CO | $40,050 | +9% above national |
| 45 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $39,990 | +9% above national |
| 46 | Pittsfield, MA | $39,830 | +8% above national |
| 47 | Bloomington, IN | $39,680 | +8% above national |
| 48 | Madison, WI | $39,680 | +8% above national |
| 49 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $39,520 | +7% above national |
| 50 | Walla Walla, WA | $39,480 | +7% above national |
| 51 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $39,310 | +7% above national |
| 52 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $39,210 | +6% above national |
| 53 | Yakima, WA | $39,210 | +6% above national |
| 54 | Springfield, MA | $39,170 | +6% above national |
| 55 | Chico, CA | $39,150 | +6% above national |
| 56 | Medford, OR | $39,090 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $39,000 | +6% above national |
| 58 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $38,840 | +5% above national |
| 59 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $38,810 | +5% above national |
| 60 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $38,720 | +5% above national |
| 61 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $38,630 | +5% above national |
| 62 | Kingston, NY | $38,570 | +5% above national |
| 63 | Greeley, CO | $38,510 | +5% above national |
| 64 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $38,470 | +4% above national |
| 65 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $38,450 | +4% above national |
| 66 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $38,450 | +4% above national |
| 67 | Traverse City, MI | $38,420 | +4% above national |
| 68 | Salem, OR | $38,340 | +4% above national |
| 69 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $38,240 | +4% above national |
| 70 | Syracuse, NY | $38,230 | +4% above national |
| 71 | Grand Junction, CO | $38,190 | +4% above national |
| 72 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $38,160 | +4% above national |
| 73 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $38,150 | +4% above national |
| 74 | Ann Arbor, MI | $38,080 | +3% above national |
| 75 | Ithaca, NY | $38,060 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Visalia, CA | $38,000 | +3% above national |
| 77 | Fresno, CA | $37,980 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Flagstaff, AZ | $37,920 | +3% above national |
| 79 | Muncie, IN | $37,900 | +3% above national |
| 80 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $37,900 | +3% above national |
| 81 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $37,890 | +3% above national |
| 82 | New Haven, CT | $37,890 | +3% above national |
| 83 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $37,860 | +3% above national |
| 84 | Redding, CA | $37,860 | +3% above national |
| 85 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $37,840 | +3% above national |
| 86 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $37,810 | +3% above national |
| 87 | Albany, OR | $37,770 | +3% above national |
| 88 | St. Cloud, MN | $37,760 | +2% above national |
| 89 | Minot, ND | $37,750 | +2% above national |
| 90 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $37,730 | +2% above national |
| 91 | Missoula, MT | $37,730 | +2% above national |
| 92 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $37,700 | +2% above national |
| 93 | Iowa City, IA | $37,660 | +2% above national |
| 94 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $37,640 | +2% above national |
| 95 | Bismarck, ND | $37,620 | +2% above national |
| 96 | Fond du Lac, WI | $37,600 | +2% above national |
| 97 | Billings, MT | $37,550 | +2% above national |
| 98 | Glens Falls, NY | $37,550 | +2% above national |
| 99 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $37,510 | +2% above national |
| 100 | Colorado Springs, CO | $37,500 | +2% above national |
| 101 | Kenosha, WI | $37,500 | +2% above national |
| 102 | Lebanon, PA | $37,430 | +2% above national |
| 103 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $37,400 | +2% above national |
| 104 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $37,380 | +1% above national |
| 105 | Mankato, MN | $37,380 | +1% above national |
| 106 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $37,350 | +1% above national |
| 107 | Grand Island, NE | $37,330 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Odessa, TX | $37,320 | +1% above national |
| 109 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $37,320 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Columbus, OH | $37,310 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Reading, PA | $37,270 | +1% above national |
| 112 | Duluth, MN-WI | $37,230 | +1% above national |
| 113 | Eau Claire, WI | $37,230 | +1% above national |
| 114 | Reno, NV | $37,220 | +1% above national |
| 115 | Fargo, ND-MN | $37,200 | +1% above national |
| 116 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $37,200 | +1% above national |
| 117 | Springfield, IL | $37,170 | +1% above national |
| 118 | Binghamton, NY | $37,160 | +1% above national |
| 119 | Rochester, NY | $37,160 | +1% above national |
| 120 | Williamsport, PA | $37,140 | +1% above national |
| 121 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $37,090 | +1% above national |
| 122 | Bangor, ME | $37,080 | +1% above national |
| 123 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $37,080 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $37,020 | same as national |
| 125 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $37,010 | same as national |
| 126 | Helena, MT | $36,990 | same as national |
| 127 | Carson City, NV | $36,960 | same as national |
| 128 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $36,930 | same as national |
| 129 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $36,930 | same as national |
| 130 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $36,850 | same as national |
| 131 | Sheboygan, WI | $36,800 | same as national |
| 132 | Wausau, WI | $36,800 | same as national |
| 133 | Santa Fe, NM | $36,760 | same as national |
| 134 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $36,760 | same as national |
| 135 | Farmington, NM | $36,750 | same as national |
| 136 | Lincoln, NE | $36,730 | same as national |
| 137 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $36,710 | same as national |
| 138 | Appleton, WI | $36,700 | same as national |
| 139 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $36,680 | same as national |
| 140 | Bloomington, IL | $36,660 | same as national |
| 141 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $36,620 | 1% below national |
| 142 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $36,620 | 1% below national |
| 143 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $36,590 | 1% below national |
| 144 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $36,570 | 1% below national |
| 145 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $36,570 | 1% below national |
| 146 | Fort Wayne, IN | $36,500 | 1% below national |
| 147 | Pittsburgh, PA | $36,500 | 1% below national |
| 148 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $36,480 | 1% below national |
| 149 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $36,460 | 1% below national |
| 150 | Springfield, OH | $36,410 | 1% below national |
| 151 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $36,400 | 1% below national |
| 152 | Kokomo, IN | $36,400 | 1% below national |
| 153 | York-Hanover, PA | $36,390 | 1% below national |
| 154 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $36,350 | 1% below national |
| 155 | Utica-Rome, NY | $36,310 | 1% below national |
| 156 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $36,280 | 2% below national |
| 157 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $36,270 | 2% below national |
| 158 | Cleveland, OH | $36,230 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Sandusky, OH | $36,190 | 2% below national |
| 160 | Tucson, AZ | $36,180 | 2% below national |
| 161 | Boise City, ID | $36,140 | 2% below national |
| 162 | Decatur, IL | $36,140 | 2% below national |
| 163 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $36,140 | 2% below national |
| 164 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $36,130 | 2% below national |
| 165 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $36,130 | 2% below national |
| 166 | Charlottesville, VA | $36,090 | 2% below national |
| 167 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $36,090 | 2% below national |
| 168 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $36,030 | 2% below national |
| 169 | Kankakee, IL | $36,000 | 2% below national |
| 170 | Elmira, NY | $35,970 | 2% below national |
| 171 | Rockford, IL | $35,970 | 2% below national |
| 172 | Battle Creek, MI | $35,960 | 2% below national |
| 173 | Casper, WY | $35,950 | 2% below national |
| 174 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $35,940 | 2% below national |
| 175 | Evansville, IN | $35,920 | 2% below national |
| 176 | Great Falls, MT | $35,920 | 2% below national |
| 177 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $35,910 | 3% below national |
| 178 | Corvallis, OR | $35,900 | 3% below national |
| 179 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $35,890 | 3% below national |
| 180 | Monroe, MI | $35,880 | 3% below national |
| 181 | Peoria, IL | $35,870 | 3% below national |
| 182 | State College, PA | $35,850 | 3% below national |
| 183 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $35,820 | 3% below national |
| 184 | Dubuque, IA | $35,800 | 3% below national |
| 185 | Green Bay, WI | $35,740 | 3% below national |
| 186 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $35,730 | 3% below national |
| 187 | Asheville, NC | $35,720 | 3% below national |
| 188 | Lancaster, PA | $35,690 | 3% below national |
| 189 | Midland, MI | $35,670 | 3% below national |
| 190 | Salisbury, MD | $35,650 | 3% below national |
| 191 | Cheyenne, WY | $35,640 | 3% below national |
| 192 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $35,630 | 3% below national |
| 193 | Omaha, NE-IA | $35,620 | 3% below national |
| 194 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $35,610 | 3% below national |
| 195 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $35,600 | 3% below national |
| 196 | Akron, OH | $35,580 | 3% below national |
| 197 | Niles, MI | $35,570 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $35,560 | 3% below national |
| 199 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $35,530 | 4% below national |
| 200 | Punta Gorda, FL | $35,530 | 4% below national |
| 201 | Columbia, MO | $35,510 | 4% below national |
| 202 | Gainesville, FL | $35,500 | 4% below national |
| 203 | Springfield, MO | $35,490 | 4% below national |
| 204 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $35,460 | 4% below national |
| 205 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $35,460 | 4% below national |
| 206 | Albuquerque, NM | $35,450 | 4% below national |
| 207 | Jacksonville, FL | $35,450 | 4% below national |
| 208 | Twin Falls, ID | $35,440 | 4% below national |
| 209 | Gettysburg, PA | $35,410 | 4% below national |
| 210 | Las Cruces, NM | $35,410 | 4% below national |
| 211 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $35,390 | 4% below national |
| 212 | Lima, OH | $35,390 | 4% below national |
| 213 | Columbus, IN | $35,360 | 4% below national |
| 214 | Dover, DE | $35,320 | 4% below national |
| 215 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $35,310 | 4% below national |
| 216 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $35,310 | 4% below national |
| 217 | Ames, IA | $35,300 | 4% below national |
| 218 | Idaho Falls, ID | $35,260 | 4% below national |
| 219 | Burlington, NC | $35,250 | 4% below national |
| 220 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $35,240 | 4% below national |
| 221 | Toledo, OH | $35,240 | 4% below national |
| 222 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $35,230 | 4% below national |
| 223 | Chambersburg, PA | $35,150 | 5% below national |
| 224 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $35,130 | 5% below national |
| 225 | Mansfield, OH | $35,100 | 5% below national |
| 226 | Flint, MI | $35,080 | 5% below national |
| 227 | Wilmington, NC | $35,080 | 5% below national |
| 228 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $35,030 | 5% below national |
| 229 | Midland, TX | $35,010 | 5% below national |
| 230 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $35,000 | 5% below national |
| 231 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $35,000 | 5% below national |
| 232 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $34,990 | 5% below national |
| 233 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $34,980 | 5% below national |
| 234 | Jackson, MI | $34,970 | 5% below national |
| 235 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $34,970 | 5% below national |
| 236 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $34,880 | 5% below national |
| 237 | Rapid City, SD | $34,880 | 5% below national |
| 238 | Roanoke, VA | $34,880 | 5% below national |
| 239 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $34,860 | 5% below national |
| 240 | Topeka, KS | $34,860 | 5% below national |
| 241 | Vineland, NJ | $34,850 | 5% below national |
| 242 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $34,800 | 6% below national |
| 243 | Saginaw, MI | $34,720 | 6% below national |
| 244 | Greenville, NC | $34,700 | 6% below national |
| 245 | Joplin, MO-KS | $34,620 | 6% below national |
| 246 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $34,590 | 6% below national |
| 247 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $34,580 | 6% below national |
| 248 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $34,550 | 6% below national |
| 249 | Elizabethtown, KY | $34,540 | 6% below national |
| 250 | Jefferson City, MO | $34,540 | 6% below national |
| 251 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $34,540 | 6% below national |
| 252 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $34,520 | 6% below national |
| 253 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $34,520 | 6% below national |
| 254 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $34,510 | 6% below national |
| 255 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $34,510 | 6% below national |
| 256 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $34,460 | 6% below national |
| 257 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $34,380 | 7% below national |
| 258 | Pocatello, ID | $34,320 | 7% below national |
| 259 | Amarillo, TX | $34,280 | 7% below national |
| 260 | Lawrence, KS | $34,260 | 7% below national |
| 261 | Fayetteville, NC | $34,230 | 7% below national |
| 262 | Yuma, AZ | $34,230 | 7% below national |
| 263 | Richmond, VA | $34,200 | 7% below national |
| 264 | Bowling Green, KY | $34,190 | 7% below national |
| 265 | Harrisonburg, VA | $34,180 | 7% below national |
| 266 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $34,180 | 7% below national |
| 267 | Winston-Salem, NC | $34,150 | 7% below national |
| 268 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $34,070 | 8% below national |
| 269 | Winchester, VA-WV | $34,070 | 8% below national |
| 270 | Terre Haute, IN | $34,040 | 8% below national |
| 271 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $34,040 | 8% below national |
| 272 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $33,930 | 8% below national |
| 273 | Jackson, TN | $33,900 | 8% below national |
| 274 | Erie, PA | $33,840 | 8% below national |
| 275 | Goldsboro, NC | $33,840 | 8% below national |
| 276 | Savannah, GA | $33,770 | 8% below national |
| 277 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $33,740 | 8% below national |
| 278 | Huntsville, AL | $33,600 | 9% below national |
| 279 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $33,580 | 9% below national |
| 280 | Paducah, KY-IL | $33,450 | 9% below national |
| 281 | Hinesville, GA | $33,390 | 9% below national |
| 282 | Birmingham, AL | $33,370 | 9% below national |
| 283 | Gainesville, GA | $33,350 | 9% below national |
| 284 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $33,350 | 9% below national |
| 285 | Jacksonville, NC | $33,320 | 10% below national |
| 286 | Warner Robins, GA | $33,280 | 10% below national |
| 287 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $33,230 | 10% below national |
| 288 | Altoona, PA | $33,220 | 10% below national |
| 289 | Ocala, FL | $33,130 | 10% below national |
| 290 | Sebring, FL | $33,130 | 10% below national |
| 291 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $32,960 | 11% below national |
| 292 | Morristown, TN | $32,820 | 11% below national |
| 293 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $32,810 | 11% below national |
| 294 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $32,630 | 11% below national |
| 295 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $32,580 | 12% below national |
| 296 | Waco, TX | $32,550 | 12% below national |
| 297 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $32,510 | 12% below national |
| 298 | Wichita, KS | $32,510 | 12% below national |
| 299 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $32,280 | 12% below national |
| 300 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $32,170 | 13% below national |
| 301 | Columbia, SC | $32,170 | 13% below national |
| 302 | Tulsa, OK | $32,170 | 13% below national |
| 303 | Victoria, TX | $32,130 | 13% below national |
| 304 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $32,010 | 13% below national |
| 305 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $32,010 | 13% below national |
| 306 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $32,010 | 13% below national |
| 307 | Oklahoma City, OK | $31,960 | 13% below national |
| 308 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $31,760 | 14% below national |
| 309 | St. George, UT | $31,760 | 14% below national |
| 310 | Spartanburg, SC | $31,620 | 14% below national |
| 311 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $31,560 | 14% below national |
| 312 | Lynchburg, VA | $31,500 | 14% below national |
| 313 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $31,490 | 15% below national |
| 314 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $31,360 | 15% below national |
| 315 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $31,300 | 15% below national |
| 316 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 317 | Hammond, LA | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 318 | Knoxville, TN | $31,200 | 15% below national |
| 319 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $31,190 | 15% below national |
| 320 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $31,180 | 15% below national |
| 321 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $31,160 | 15% below national |
| 322 | Tyler, TX | $31,150 | 15% below national |
| 323 | Logan, UT-ID | $31,130 | 15% below national |
| 324 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $31,070 | 16% below national |
| 325 | Rocky Mount, NC | $30,920 | 16% below national |
| 326 | Ogden, UT | $30,860 | 16% below national |
| 327 | Corpus Christi, TX | $30,690 | 17% below national |
| 328 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $30,670 | 17% below national |
| 329 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $30,650 | 17% below national |
| 330 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $30,650 | 17% below national |
| 331 | Sumter, SC | $30,640 | 17% below national |
| 332 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $30,630 | 17% below national |
| 333 | El Paso, TX | $30,630 | 17% below national |
| 334 | Dalton, GA | $30,520 | 17% below national |
| 335 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $30,480 | 17% below national |
| 336 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $30,470 | 17% below national |
| 337 | Longview, TX | $30,470 | 17% below national |
| 338 | Montgomery, AL | $30,450 | 17% below national |
| 339 | Johnson City, TN | $30,420 | 17% below national |
| 340 | Mobile, AL | $30,420 | 17% below national |
| 341 | Decatur, AL | $30,410 | 17% below national |
| 342 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $30,380 | 18% below national |
| 343 | Tallahassee, FL | $30,350 | 18% below national |
| 344 | Charleston, WV | $30,330 | 18% below national |
| 345 | Columbus, GA-AL | $30,320 | 18% below national |
| 346 | Lawton, OK | $30,290 | 18% below national |
| 347 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $30,250 | 18% below national |
| 348 | Manhattan, KS | $30,220 | 18% below national |
| 349 | Wichita Falls, TX | $30,210 | 18% below national |
| 350 | Morgantown, WV | $30,180 | 18% below national |
| 351 | Bay City, MI | $30,160 | 18% below national |
| 352 | Lubbock, TX | $30,150 | 18% below national |
| 353 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $30,130 | 18% below national |
| 354 | Abilene, TX | $30,020 | 19% below national |
| 355 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $30,020 | 19% below national |
| 356 | Albany, GA | $30,000 | 19% below national |
| 357 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $29,930 | 19% below national |
| 358 | Johnstown, PA | $29,910 | 19% below national |
| 359 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $29,840 | 19% below national |
| 360 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $29,700 | 19% below national |
| 361 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $29,660 | 19% below national |
| 362 | Rome, GA | $29,630 | 20% below national |
| 363 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $29,620 | 20% below national |
| 364 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $29,540 | 20% below national |
| 365 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $29,530 | 20% below national |
| 366 | Florence, SC | $29,500 | 20% below national |
| 367 | Valdosta, GA | $29,480 | 20% below national |
| 368 | Cleveland, TN | $29,450 | 20% below national |
| 369 | Eagle Pass, TX | $29,430 | 20% below national |
| 370 | San Angelo, TX | $29,380 | 20% below national |
| 371 | Owensboro, KY | $29,320 | 20% below national |
| 372 | Beckley, WV | $29,170 | 21% below national |
| 373 | Enid, OK | $28,930 | 21% below national |
| 374 | Jackson, MS | $28,820 | 22% below national |
| 375 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $28,810 | 22% below national |
| 376 | Alexandria, LA | $28,750 | 22% below national |
| 377 | Gadsden, AL | $28,730 | 22% below national |
| 378 | Baton Rouge, LA | $28,690 | 22% below national |
| 379 | Lake Charles, LA | $28,580 | 22% below national |
| 380 | Laredo, TX | $28,500 | 23% below national |
| 381 | Lafayette, LA | $28,460 | 23% below national |
| 382 | Dothan, AL | $28,290 | 23% below national |
| 383 | Monroe, LA | $28,120 | 24% below national |
| 384 | Jonesboro, AR | $27,890 | 24% below national |
| 385 | Hot Springs, AR | $27,510 | 25% below national |
| 386 | Hattiesburg, MS | $27,400 | 26% below national |
| 387 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $26,370 | 28% below national |
| 388 | Guayama, PR | $22,790 | 38% below national |
| 389 | Arecibo, PR | $22,490 | 39% below national |
| 390 | Aguadilla, PR | $22,010 | 40% below national |
| 391 | Mayaguez, PR | $21,960 | 40% below national |
| 392 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $21,930 | 40% below national |
| 393 | Ponce, PR | $21,840 | 41% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 37 (Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
SOC 37-2019
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
SOC 37-1011
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
SOC 37-1012
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
SOC 37-3019
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
SOC 37-3011
Showing 5 of 9 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($36,840 here) and reported employment (2,209,760 jobs here).
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Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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