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Building Cleaning and Pest Control Worker Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of building cleaning and pest control workers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of building cleaning and pest control workers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of building cleaning and pest control workers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The building cleaning and pest control workers annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Building Cleaning and Pest Control Worker Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,990
25th Percentile Wage
$27,610
50th Percentile Wage
$31,600
75th Percentile Wage
$37,300
90th Percentile Wage
$46,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for building cleaning and pest control workers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) building cleaning and pest control workers is $46,220. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $31,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $22,990. Note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 101% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of building cleaning and pest control workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$31,600
6.20% 31.74%
2021
$29,640
4.32% -
2020
$28,360
6.31% -
2019
$26,570
4.70% -
2018
$25,320
3.79% -
2017
$24,360
3.28% -
2016
$23,560
3.48% -
2015
$22,740
2.68% -
2014
$22,130
1.31% -
2013
$21,840
1.24% -
2012
$21,570
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Table 2. Building Cleaning and Pest Control Worker Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of building cleaning and pest control workers in 20 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for building cleaning and pest control workers occupations is the transportation and warehousing sector with an annual salary $46,190. The lowest paying sector is the accommodation and food services sector (annual salary $29,450).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Transportation and Warehousing
$46,190
Utilities
$39,360
Mining
$38,700
Federal, State, and Local Government
$38,540
Finance and Insurance
$37,490
Manufacturing
$36,360
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$35,300
Educational Services
$34,900
Construction
$34,380
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$34,360
Wholesale Trade
$33,510
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
$33,040
Information
$32,180
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$32,180
Health Care and Social Assistance
$32,170
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$31,360
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$30,620
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$30,280
Retail Trade
$30,150
Accommodation and Food Services
$29,450

Table 3. Salaries of Building Cleaning and Pest Control Worker Related Occupations

The average annual salary of building cleaning and pest control worker related occupations at the national level is given in Table 3. For more salary information about a specific occupation, use the links below.

Occupation Median Annual Salary
Pest Control Workers
$38,310
Other Building Cleaning Workers
$37,200
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$31,990
Building Cleaning Workers
$31,350
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
$29,960

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