The highest-paying states for 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 maids and housekeeping cleaners in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $47,270, Hawaii is the highest paying state for maids and housekeeping cleaners. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $37,160). 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 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 | Hawaii | $47,270 |
$32,780 | 8,520 |
| 2 | New York | $37,160 |
$29,160 | 36,260 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $37,100 |
$33,600 | 3,390 |
| 4 | California | $36,800 |
$30,970 | 87,330 |
| 5 | Nevada | $36,320 |
$27,490 | 18,560 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $36,210 |
$31,620 | 14,810 |
| 7 | Washington | $35,150 |
$31,070 | 14,860 |
| 8 | Vermont | $33,790 |
$27,340 | 1,900 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $33,420 |
$27,020 | 12,200 |
| 10 | Oregon | $33,370 |
$28,600 | 12,900 |
| 11 | Colorado | $33,360 |
$29,420 | 17,800 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $32,880 |
$27,140 | 17,770 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $32,200 |
$28,900 | 2,680 |
| 14 | Illinois | $31,970 |
$26,060 | 25,560 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $31,490 |
$28,450 | 2,600 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $31,430 |
$28,300 | 6,420 |
| 17 | Alaska | $31,160 |
$27,950 | 2,960 |
| 18 | Arizona | $30,980 |
$27,890 | 18,360 |
| 19 | Maine | $30,690 |
$28,220 | 4,490 |
| 20 | Utah | $30,620 |
$23,640 | 7,710 |
| 21 | Idaho | $30,030 |
$23,370 | 5,440 |
| 22 | Maryland | $29,930 |
$26,650 | 12,910 |
| 23 | Montana | $29,310 |
$23,060 | 5,570 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $29,280 |
$22,650 | 16,060 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $28,790 |
$22,070 | 20,780 |
| 26 | Michigan | $28,740 |
$23,490 | 17,260 |
| 27 | North Dakota | $28,510 |
$23,290 | 2,750 |
| 28 | Wyoming | $28,500 |
$22,880 | 3,050 |
| 29 | Florida | $28,460 |
$23,000 | 59,040 |
| 30 | Nebraska | $28,380 |
$23,290 | 6,020 |
| 31 | Virgin Islands | $28,360 |
$23,850 | 420 |
| 32 | Virginia | $28,150 |
$22,880 | 21,640 |
| 33 | Iowa | $28,090 |
$22,550 | 8,190 |
| 34 | Delaware | $27,990 |
$22,420 | 2,640 |
| 35 | Indiana | $27,980 |
$22,390 | 15,430 |
| 36 | Missouri | $27,840 |
$23,440 | 15,020 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $27,450 |
$23,920 | 5,110 |
| 38 | Ohio | $27,420 |
$22,460 | 23,200 |
| 39 | Texas | $27,190 |
$21,490 | 65,810 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $26,820 |
$21,030 | 26,130 |
| 41 | Kansas | $26,770 |
$21,180 | 8,000 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $26,620 |
$20,890 | 10,140 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $26,620 |
$22,880 | 3,950 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $26,360 |
$20,970 | 17,110 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $26,360 |
$20,900 | 12,410 |
| 46 | West Virginia | $25,610 |
$20,990 | 4,550 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $25,560 |
$23,300 | 7,320 |
| 48 | Georgia | $24,040 |
$20,070 | 20,270 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $23,080 |
$19,030 | 10,920 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $22,460 |
$18,520 | 10,230 |
| 51 | Alabama | $22,350 |
$18,450 | 9,530 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $21,780 |
$17,340 | 7,840 |
| 53 | Guam | $20,120 |
$19,700 | 700 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $18,990 |
$17,950 | 3,110 |