Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Salary in Louisiana

In Louisiana, janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners earn a median $28,930 a year, well below the national median of $36,840 (−21%); the state ranks 50th of 51 states by median. That is 36% less than the median across all occupations in Louisiana ($45,520). Among neighbouring states, Texas and Arkansas pay more (up to $33,010 in Texas) and Mississippi pays less (down to $28,380 in Mississippi). Louisiana employs 27,610 janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners, 14.3 per 1,000 jobs, the 26th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.00 is close to the national share.

Louisiana vs the United States, May 2025

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Louisiana and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
LouisianaHourly$10.21$11.31$13.91$16.59$19.15$14.5627,61014.271.00
Annual$21,230$23,510$28,930$34,510$39,830$30,290
United StatesHourly$13.77$15.50$17.71$21.18$24.17$18.642,209,760––
Annual$28,640$32,240$36,840$44,060$50,270$38,760
$0$10k$20k$30k$40k10th10th: $21,230$21,23025th25th: $23,510$23,510MedianMedian: $28,930$28,93075th75th: $34,510$34,51090th90th: $39,830$39,830US median
Louisiana annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
50th of 51 states
Rank by employment
26th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.00
Jobs per 1,000
14.27

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Louisiana's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Louisiana

10 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Louisiana publish a row for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Hammond, LA$15.00$31,200$21,910$47,20056011.800.83
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$14.44$30,020$22,880$41,6006,07013.630.96
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$14.24$29,620$22,290$41,8901,28013.000.91
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$13.85$28,810$17,770$37,4801,03012.350.87
Alexandria, LA$13.82$28,750$22,180$40,42085014.141.00
Baton Rouge, LA$13.79$28,690$22,210$42,8305,30012.930.91
Lake Charles, LA$13.74$28,580$21,930$40,6401,29012.720.90
Lafayette, LA$13.69$28,460$21,100$39,5902,20012.240.86
Monroe, LA$13.52$28,120$20,800$35,4901,53017.461.23
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$12.68$26,370$18,940$40,0203,10019.031.34
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$14.91$31,020$22,270$39,3301,26015.731.11
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$13.31$27,690$18,800$39,0201,87024.031.69
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$12.31$25,590$19,430$37,92092014.741.04

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Louisiana$13.91$28,93027,6101.00
Arkansas$14.30$29,75019,4901.05
Mississippi$13.64$28,38015,9400.96
Texas$15.87$33,010184,8400.92

See the national page for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (every state ranked) and the Louisiana wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Louisiana estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.