House Cleaning Cost in Maine

Cost for a typical home in Portland-South Portland

Portland-South Portland sits in the Maine 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 Portland-South Portland, ME the May 2025 median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners is $18.48 an hour. The 25th percentile is $17.89, the mean is $19.35, the 75th percentile is $20.71 and the 90th percentile is $21.46. About 2,170 people worked in this occupation. There were 7.52 of these jobs per 1,000 jobs, and the location quotient was 1.36. 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 $17.89 in Portland-South Portland, seven hours on a job pays $125.23 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $626.15. 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 Portland-South Portland is paid a different rate than $17.89.

At the median wage of $18.48 in Portland-South Portland, seven hours on a job pays $129.36 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $646.80. 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 Portland-South Portland is paid a different rate than $18.48.

At the mean wage of $19.35 in Portland-South Portland, seven hours on a job pays $135.45 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $677.25. 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 Portland-South Portland is paid a different rate than $19.35.

At the 75th percentile wage of $20.71 in Portland-South Portland, seven hours on a job pays $144.97 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $724.85. 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 Portland-South Portland is paid a different rate than $20.71.

At the 90th percentile wage of $21.46 in Portland-South Portland, seven hours on a job pays $150.22 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $751.10. 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 Portland-South Portland is paid a different rate than $21.46.

Worked example for Portland-South Portland: 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 $96. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $112. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $147. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $37.39. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Portland-South Portland, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Portland-South Portland: 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 $144. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $169. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $223. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $35.55. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Portland-South Portland, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Portland-South Portland: 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 $124. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $145. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $190. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $36.14. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Portland-South Portland, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Portland-South Portland: 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 $192. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $226. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $299. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $34.70. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Portland-South Portland, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Portland-South Portland ranks 1 of 3 Maine metro areas by the May 2025 median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners. Portland-South Portland is the highest at $18.48 an hour. Bangor is the lowest at $17.44. The gap between those two metros is $1.04 an hour, and Portland-South Portland itself is $18.48.

The metro just below Portland-South Portland is Lewiston-Auburn, at $17.90 an hour, $0.58 under Portland-South Portland. Employment there is 170 maids and housekeeping cleaners, against 2,170 in Portland-South Portland.

Ranked by how many people work as maids and housekeeping cleaners, Portland-South Portland is number 1 in Maine. Portland-South Portland has the largest count, 2,170. The location quotient in Portland-South Portland is 1.36, which compares this occupation's local share of jobs with its national share.

Minimum wage and sales tax still depend on Maine 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 Portland-South Portland should be read next to the other metro areas on the Maine 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): $92,175.

Median home value (Census ACS): $420,000.

Median rooms per home (Census ACS): 5.5.

Owner-occupied homes (Census ACS): 73.2%.

Questions about cleaning prices in Portland-South Portland

What does a Standard clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Portland-South Portland? The engine uses 3.00 labor hours. The low price is $96, the midpoint is $112 and the high price is $147. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $37.39 per labor hour in Portland-South Portland, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Portland-South Portland? The engine uses 4.75 labor hours. The low price is $144, the midpoint is $169 and the high price is $223. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $35.55 per labor hour in Portland-South Portland, before sales tax.

What does a Standard clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Portland-South Portland? The engine uses 4.00 labor hours. The low price is $124, the midpoint is $145 and the high price is $190. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $36.14 per labor hour in Portland-South Portland, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Portland-South Portland? The engine uses 6.50 labor hours. The low price is $192, the midpoint is $226 and the high price is $299. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $34.70 per labor hour in Portland-South Portland, before sales tax.

How does the Portland-South Portland wage compare with a full-time week? At the median of $18.48, 40 hours of wages come to $739.20 before payroll taxes. At the 25th percentile the same week is $715.60, and at the 75th percentile it is $828.40. Those are wages, not the price a customer pays.