House Cleaning Cost in District of Columbia

Cost for a typical home in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria sits in the District of Columbia cleaning market. Every price on this page starts from the May 2025 BLS wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners in this place, then adds the supplies, overhead and profit starting points described on the methodology page.

In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV the May 2025 median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners is $18.19 an hour. The 25th percentile is $16.77, the mean is $19.05, the 75th percentile is $20.26 and the 90th percentile is $23.31. About 15,860 people worked in this occupation. There were 5.06 of these jobs per 1,000 jobs, and the location quotient was 0.91. A location quotient above 1 means the occupation is a larger share of local employment than it is nationally.

At the 25th percentile wage of $16.77 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, seven hours on a job pays $117.39 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $586.95. The customer price is higher than the wage because the cleaning business also pays employer payroll taxes, covers supplies and overhead, and keeps a margin. Change the wage in the calculator if the crew in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is paid a different rate than $16.77.

At the median wage of $18.19 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, seven hours on a job pays $127.33 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $636.65. The customer price is higher than the wage because the cleaning business also pays employer payroll taxes, covers supplies and overhead, and keeps a margin. Change the wage in the calculator if the crew in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is paid a different rate than $18.19.

At the mean wage of $19.05 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, seven hours on a job pays $133.35 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $666.75. The customer price is higher than the wage because the cleaning business also pays employer payroll taxes, covers supplies and overhead, and keeps a margin. Change the wage in the calculator if the crew in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is paid a different rate than $19.05.

At the 75th percentile wage of $20.26 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, seven hours on a job pays $141.82 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $709.10. The customer price is higher than the wage because the cleaning business also pays employer payroll taxes, covers supplies and overhead, and keeps a margin. Change the wage in the calculator if the crew in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is paid a different rate than $20.26.

At the 90th percentile wage of $23.31 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, seven hours on a job pays $163.17 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $815.85. The customer price is higher than the wage because the cleaning business also pays employer payroll taxes, covers supplies and overhead, and keeps a margin. Change the wage in the calculator if the crew in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is paid a different rate than $23.31.

Worked example for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria: a Standard clean of a 2BR / 1BA home takes 3.00 labor hours in the shared pricing engine. The low price, using the 25th-percentile wage and the lower overhead and margin band, is $92. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $111. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $145. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $37.00. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria: a Deep clean of a 2BR / 1BA home takes 4.75 labor hours in the shared pricing engine. The low price, using the 25th-percentile wage and the lower overhead and margin band, is $137. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $167. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $220. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $35.16. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria: a Standard clean of a 3BR / 2BA home takes 4.00 labor hours in the shared pricing engine. The low price, using the 25th-percentile wage and the lower overhead and margin band, is $118. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $143. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $188. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $35.75. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria: a Deep clean of a 3BR / 2BA home takes 6.50 labor hours in the shared pricing engine. The low price, using the 25th-percentile wage and the lower overhead and margin band, is $183. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $223. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $294. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $34.31. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Minimum wage and sales tax still depend on District of Columbia and, in a few cities, on a local ordinance. The cost-per-hour calculator applies the state floor and the sales-tax rule for cleaning. Cleaner employment in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria should be read next to the other metro areas on the District of Columbia page. A metro whose wages and job counts sit very close to the middle of the state stays out of the search index.

Median household income (Census ACS): $126,684.

Median home value (Census ACS): $579,900.

Median rooms per home (Census ACS): 6.0.

Owner-occupied homes (Census ACS): 63.7%.

Questions about cleaning prices in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria

What does a Standard clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria? The engine uses 3.00 labor hours. The low price is $92, the midpoint is $111 and the high price is $145. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $37.00 per labor hour in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria? The engine uses 4.75 labor hours. The low price is $137, the midpoint is $167 and the high price is $220. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $35.16 per labor hour in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, before sales tax.

What does a Standard clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria? The engine uses 4.00 labor hours. The low price is $118, the midpoint is $143 and the high price is $188. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $35.75 per labor hour in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria? The engine uses 6.50 labor hours. The low price is $183, the midpoint is $223 and the high price is $294. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $34.31 per labor hour in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, before sales tax.

How does the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria wage compare with a full-time week? At the median of $18.19, 40 hours of wages come to $727.60 before payroll taxes. At the 25th percentile the same week is $670.80, and at the 75th percentile it is $810.40. Those are wages, not the price a customer pays.