The highest-paying states for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $37,410, Washington is the highest paying state for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $36,730). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $37,410 |
$31,160 | 45,230 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $36,730 |
$31,520 | 51,480 |
| 3 | New York | $36,610 |
$29,800 | 188,270 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $36,440 |
$27,810 | 8,810 |
| 5 | California | $36,400 |
$31,170 | 246,850 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $35,760 |
$32,940 | 12,630 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $35,670 |
$27,880 | 67,100 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $35,560 |
$28,080 | 41,670 |
| 9 | Alaska | $35,150 |
$27,540 | 4,920 |
| 10 | Colorado | $35,050 |
$29,460 | 32,240 |
| 11 | Oregon | $34,950 |
$29,000 | 24,310 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $34,910 |
$27,830 | 28,770 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $34,890 |
$28,870 | 7,090 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $34,850 |
$27,180 | 7,360 |
| 15 | Vermont | $34,640 |
$29,800 | 4,530 |
| 16 | Montana | $34,390 |
$23,140 | 8,580 |
| 17 | Maine | $34,320 |
$29,080 | 10,030 |
| 18 | Illinois | $33,800 |
$27,040 | 93,150 |
| 19 | Iowa | $32,820 |
$23,430 | 26,590 |
| 20 | Maryland | $32,770 |
$27,790 | 38,080 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $31,520 |
$23,010 | 90,110 |
| 22 | Wyoming | $31,280 |
$23,320 | 4,270 |
| 23 | Hawaii | $30,950 |
$23,880 | 11,090 |
| 24 | Delaware | $30,880 |
$23,340 | 6,960 |
| 25 | Michigan | $30,810 |
$24,650 | 60,560 |
| 26 | Arizona | $30,700 |
$28,320 | 34,860 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $30,670 |
$23,740 | 38,620 |
| 28 | Indiana | $30,310 |
$23,480 | 42,340 |
| 29 | Missouri | $29,950 |
$23,760 | 41,820 |
| 30 | Ohio | $29,930 |
$22,550 | 72,970 |
| 31 | South Dakota | $29,800 |
$24,220 | 7,890 |
| 32 | Idaho | $29,730 |
$21,520 | 11,300 |
| 33 | Virginia | $29,660 |
$22,930 | 58,340 |
| 34 | Nebraska | $29,640 |
$23,880 | 15,560 |
| 35 | Nevada | $29,590 |
$22,250 | 29,820 |
| 36 | Kansas | $29,120 |
$22,670 | 18,490 |
| 37 | Kentucky | $28,840 |
$22,040 | 24,350 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $28,540 |
$21,100 | 39,430 |
| 39 | Georgia | $28,380 |
$21,260 | 47,270 |
| 40 | Utah | $28,230 |
$20,600 | 23,660 |
| 41 | Virgin Islands | $28,170 |
$23,600 | 820 |
| 42 | Texas | $28,080 |
$21,290 | 176,800 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $27,980 |
$21,600 | 56,110 |
| 44 | Florida | $27,740 |
$22,670 | 124,950 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $27,700 |
$23,920 | 14,810 |
| 46 | West Virginia | $27,660 |
$21,620 | 9,350 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $27,170 |
$20,650 | 29,890 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $27,000 |
$20,030 | 21,460 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $26,990 |
$23,350 | 15,850 |
| 50 | Alabama | $25,920 |
$18,500 | 25,360 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $24,180 |
$17,940 | 30,320 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $23,990 |
$18,440 | 16,050 |
| 53 | Guam | $21,070 |
$19,570 | 750 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,620 |
$17,680 | 28,990 |