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Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners salary in New York, NY

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area earn a median of $42,840 a year, an average of $45,520. About 183,030 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$42,840
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$45,520
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$35,000
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$61,950
Top of the range
People employed
183,030
In New York metro area
Rent share of median wage
49.8%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in New York

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,779
per month, in New York, NY
Income needed for median rent
$71,200
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners wage
$42,840
39.8% below income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
49.8%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$79,713
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the New York area. Read the New York, NY cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Los Angeles, CA
-9.6%
Median $38,720
Mean $43,050
Employed 83,160
Chicago, IL
-10.2%
Median $38,470
Mean $41,400
Employed 70,000
Houston, TX
-28.5%
Median $30,650
Mean $32,660
Employed 48,880
Phoenix, AZ
-15.3%
Median $36,280
Mean $38,120
Employed 26,990
Philadelphia, PA
-13.8%
Median $36,930
Mean $39,610
Employed 40,790
San Antonio, TX
-19.4%
Median $34,540
Mean $34,230
Employed 15,420
San Diego, CA
-10.2%
Median $38,450
Mean $41,970
Employed 21,700
Dallas, TX
-18.6%
Median $34,860
Mean $35,470
Employed 48,360

See janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $42,840 / year
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State income tax New York (NY)
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.