Maids and Housekeeping Cleaner Salary Information in New York

The average annual salaries for maids and housekeeping cleaners in the state of New York are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of maids and housekeeping cleaners among New York metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New York (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,160
25th Percentile Wage
$32,490
50th Percentile Wage
$37,160
75th Percentile Wage
$49,310
90th Percentile Wage
$77,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for maids and housekeeping cleaners in New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $29,160.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of maids and housekeeping cleaners from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$37,160
2.96% 20.45%
2021
$36,060
7.57% -
2020
$33,330
4.74% -
2019
$31,750
8.69% -
2018
$28,990
2.97% -
2017
$28,130
2.49% -
2016
$27,430
3.03% -
2015
$26,600
-2.59% -
2014
$27,290
-2.24% -
2013
$27,900
-5.95% -
2012
$29,560
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in New York Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of maids and housekeeping cleaners in some New York cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of maids and housekeeping cleaners in state of New York ranges from $20,690 to $37,460. The highest paying area for maids and housekeeping cleaners in New York is New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with a median annual salary of $37,460. The second highest paying city/area in New York State is New York-White Plains-Wayne (mean annual salary $35,220). The lowest paying area is Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown with a median annual salary of $20,690.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$37,460
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$35,220
Kingston
$32,720
Ithaca
$32,150
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$31,490
Rochester
$30,400
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$30,290
Syracuse
$30,200
Watertown-Fort Drum
$30,160
Utica-Rome
$30,040
Glens Falls
$30,030
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$30,020
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,440
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$29,360
Binghamton
$28,840
Elmira
$28,530
Nassau-Suffolk
$26,050
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$23,190
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$22,050
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$20,690