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

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Nebraska have a median of $35,900 a year, below the national $36,840 (−3%); the state ranks 30th of 51 states by median. That is 27% less than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Colorado and Wyoming pay more (up to $38,600 in Colorado) and South Dakota, Iowa and Kansas pay less (down to $34,480 in Kansas). Nebraska employs 12,860 janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners, 12.6 per 1,000 jobs, the 38th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.88 is close to the national share.

Nebraska 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 Nebraska and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
NebraskaHourly$14.39$15.00$17.26$20.31$22.18$17.9512,86012.550.88
Annual$29,920$31,200$35,900$42,240$46,120$37,340
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$20k$40k$60k10th10th: $29,920$29,92025th25th: $31,200$31,200MedianMedian: $35,900$35,90075th75th: $42,240$42,24090th90th: $46,120$46,120US median
Nebraska 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
30th of 51 states
Rank by employment
38th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.88
Jobs per 1,000
12.55

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Nebraska'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 Nebraska

4 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Nebraska 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
Grand Island, NE$17.95$37,330$29,260$49,18041010.280.72
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$17.83$37,090$29,020$47,8501,12014.941.05
Lincoln, NE$17.66$36,730$29,940$45,2102,26012.380.87
Omaha, NE-IA$17.12$35,620$29,920$46,7506,69013.430.95
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$17.61$36,630$28,700$46,8401,09011.320.80
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$17.39$36,170$30,010$46,5901,93012.410.87
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$17.35$36,100$30,020$44,72043011.030.78

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Nebraska$17.26$35,90012,8600.88
Colorado$18.56$38,60034,2200.84
Iowa$17.01$35,38023,9601.08
Kansas$16.58$34,48017,2200.84
Missouri$17.26$35,90041,0700.98
South Dakota$17.06$35,4808,6301.33
Wyoming$17.33$36,0504,7601.19

See the national page for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (every state ranked) and the Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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.