Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in the Corvallis Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay in Corvallis, OR at a median of $35,420 per year ($17.03/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $35,510, the metro estimate is same as. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 150 maids and housekeeping cleaners are employed across the Corvallis MSA in SOC 37-2012.

The Corvallis pay distribution spans from $31,370 at the 10th percentile to $41,870 at the 90th, a 1.3× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $32,390 and the 75th at $36,810, so half of Corvallis-based maids and housekeeping cleaners earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Corvallis, OR covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide OR estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.