Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville

BLS metro-level wage data places Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL at a median of $31,470 per year ($15.13/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $35,510, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville pays 11% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 1,320 maids and housekeeping cleanerss are employed across the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville MSA in SOC 37-2012.

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville pay distribution spans from $28,300 at the 10th percentile to $37,170 at the 90th, a 1.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $29,550 and the 75th at $34,470, so half of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville-based maids and housekeeping cleanerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide FL data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.