The salary statistics of building cleaning workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare building cleaning worker salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for building cleaning workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) building cleaning workers is $49,540. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $31,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid building cleaning workers is $20,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of building cleaning workers in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $31,270 | 2.97% | 13.56% |
| 2017 | $30,340 | 1.91% | - |
| 2016 | $29,760 | 1.78% | - |
| 2015 | $29,230 | 1.13% | - |
| 2014 | $28,900 | 5.33% | - |
| 2013 | $27,360 | 1.21% | - |
| 2012 | $27,030 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].