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

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Utah have a median of $32,200 a year, below the national $36,840 (−13%); the state ranks 44th of 51 states by median. That is 36% less than the median across all occupations in Utah ($50,110). Every neighbouring state pays more: Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming and New Mexico range from $36,020 in New Mexico to $38,600 in Colorado. Utah employs 24,710 janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners, 14.2 per 1,000 jobs, the 30th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.00 is close to the national share.

Utah 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 Utah and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
UtahHourly$12.10$13.67$15.48$18.19$22.52$16.6424,71014.241.00
Annual$25,170$28,440$32,200$37,820$46,840$34,620
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: $25,170$25,17025th25th: $28,440$28,440MedianMedian: $32,200$32,20075th75th: $37,820$37,82090th90th: $46,840$46,840US median
Utah 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
44th of 51 states
Rank by employment
30th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.00
Jobs per 1,000
14.24

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

5 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Utah 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
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$16.81$34,970$25,150$47,41010,61012.840.90
St. George, UT$15.27$31,760$24,460$45,0701,33014.671.03
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$14.99$31,190$24,440$44,0104,84015.881.12
Logan, UT-ID$14.96$31,130$26,300$44,6501,16017.361.22
Ogden, UT$14.84$30,860$25,180$45,4504,24015.641.10
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$17.34$36,060$24,960$55,4001,60014.421.01
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$17.21$35,790$26,830$53,47097014.281.01

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Utah$15.48$32,20024,7101.00
Arizona$17.42$36,22038,2900.83
Colorado$18.56$38,60034,2200.84
Idaho$17.36$36,11010,8000.89
New Mexico$17.32$36,02014,3601.16
Nevada$18.47$38,42032,8301.49
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 Utah 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 Utah 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.