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

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Washington earn a median $45,520 a year, +24% against the national median of $36,840; they and rank 2nd of 51 states by median. That is 28% less than the median across all occupations in Washington ($62,990). Washington pays more than every neighbouring state: Oregon and Idaho range from $36,110 in Idaho to $39,340 in Oregon. Washington employs 47,380 janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners, 13.3 per 1,000 jobs, the 15th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.94 is close to the national share.

Washington 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 Washington and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
WashingtonHourly$17.82$18.76$21.89$25.93$29.58$22.7947,38013.340.94
Annual$37,070$39,020$45,520$53,920$61,520$47,410
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$60k$80k10th10th: $37,070$37,07025th25th: $39,020$39,020MedianMedian: $45,520$45,52075th75th: $53,920$53,92090th90th: $61,520$61,520US median
Washington 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
2nd of 51 states
Rank by employment
15th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.94
Jobs per 1,000
13.34

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

13 metropolitan areas and 2 nonmetropolitan areas touching Washington 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
Longview-Kelso, WA$22.40$46,590$36,520$59,12051012.320.87
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$22.35$46,490$38,490$63,12026,82012.860.90
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$22.10$45,970$36,950$63,3101,25013.360.94
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$21.57$44,860$37,440$64,16065012.310.87
Kennewick-Richland, WA$21.48$44,680$36,620$59,7601,76013.610.96
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$21.20$44,100$36,040$58,7001,35010.370.73
Bellingham, WA$20.94$43,560$37,060$60,4701,51016.541.16
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$19.79$41,170$35,530$58,72014,62012.100.85
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$19.59$40,750$35,620$56,79078015.281.08
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$19.27$40,070$35,490$55,4704,09016.001.13
Walla Walla, WA$18.98$39,480$35,040$50,83043016.521.16
Yakima, WA$18.85$39,210$35,940$56,5601,69017.411.23
Lewiston, ID-WA$17.89$37,200$28,970$51,13037012.830.90
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$21.57$44,860$36,520$60,1301,79013.790.97
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$20.35$42,330$35,670$55,8001,65015.131.06

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Washington$21.89$45,52047,3800.94
Idaho$17.36$36,11010,8000.89
Oregon$18.92$39,34025,8900.93

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