House Cleaning Cost in Hawaii

Cost for a typical home in Urban Honolulu

Urban Honolulu sits in the Hawaii 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 Urban Honolulu, HI the May 2025 median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners is $25.89 an hour. The 25th percentile is $21.92, the mean is $25.13, the 75th percentile is $29.05 and the 90th percentile is $29.79. About 6,540 people worked in this occupation. There were 14.66 of these jobs per 1,000 jobs, and the location quotient was 2.65. 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 $21.92 in Urban Honolulu, seven hours on a job pays $153.44 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $767.20. 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 Urban Honolulu is paid a different rate than $21.92.

At the median wage of $25.89 in Urban Honolulu, seven hours on a job pays $181.23 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $906.15. 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 Urban Honolulu is paid a different rate than $25.89.

At the mean wage of $25.13 in Urban Honolulu, seven hours on a job pays $175.91 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $879.55. 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 Urban Honolulu is paid a different rate than $25.13.

At the 75th percentile wage of $29.05 in Urban Honolulu, seven hours on a job pays $203.35 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $1,016.75. 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 Urban Honolulu is paid a different rate than $29.05.

At the 90th percentile wage of $29.79 in Urban Honolulu, seven hours on a job pays $208.53 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $1,042.65. 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 Urban Honolulu is paid a different rate than $29.79.

Worked example for Urban Honolulu: 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 $112. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $142. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $186. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $47.36. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Urban Honolulu, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Urban Honolulu: 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 $168. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $216. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $284. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $45.52. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Urban Honolulu, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Urban Honolulu: 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 $144. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $184. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $242. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $46.11. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Urban Honolulu, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Urban Honolulu: 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 $225. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $290. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $382. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $44.67. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Urban Honolulu, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Urban Honolulu ranks 1 of 2 Hawaii metro areas by the May 2025 median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners. Urban Honolulu is the highest at $25.89 an hour. Kahului-Wailuku is the lowest at $25.50. The gap between those two metros is $0.39 an hour, and Urban Honolulu itself is $25.89.

The metro just below Urban Honolulu is Kahului-Wailuku, at $25.50 an hour, $0.39 under Urban Honolulu. Employment there is 2,260 maids and housekeeping cleaners, against 6,540 in Urban Honolulu.

Ranked by how many people work as maids and housekeeping cleaners, Urban Honolulu is number 1 in Hawaii. Urban Honolulu has the largest count, 6,540. The location quotient in Urban Honolulu is 2.65, which compares this occupation's local share of jobs with its national share.

Minimum wage and sales tax still depend on Hawaii 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 Urban Honolulu should be read next to the other metro areas on the Hawaii 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): $106,195.

Median home value (Census ACS): $897,500.

Median rooms per home (Census ACS): 4.7.

Owner-occupied homes (Census ACS): 59.8%.

Questions about cleaning prices in Urban Honolulu

What does a Standard clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Urban Honolulu? The engine uses 3.00 labor hours. The low price is $112, the midpoint is $142 and the high price is $186. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $47.36 per labor hour in Urban Honolulu, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Urban Honolulu? The engine uses 4.75 labor hours. The low price is $168, the midpoint is $216 and the high price is $284. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $45.52 per labor hour in Urban Honolulu, before sales tax.

What does a Standard clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Urban Honolulu? The engine uses 4.00 labor hours. The low price is $144, the midpoint is $184 and the high price is $242. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $46.11 per labor hour in Urban Honolulu, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Urban Honolulu? The engine uses 6.50 labor hours. The low price is $225, the midpoint is $290 and the high price is $382. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $44.67 per labor hour in Urban Honolulu, before sales tax.

How does the Urban Honolulu wage compare with a full-time week? At the median of $25.89, 40 hours of wages come to $1,035.60 before payroll taxes. At the 25th percentile the same week is $876.80, and at the 75th percentile it is $1,162.00. Those are wages, not the price a customer pays.