House Cleaning Cost in New Hampshire

A standard clean of a 2-bedroom home in Manchester-Nashua, NH typically costs $92–$136 based on local BLS wages.

Data last updated: Oct 27, 2026 (BLS OEWS May 2025)

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Floor Stripping & Waxing $0.25-$0.80/sq.ft. sq.ft.
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Upholstery / Furniture Cleaning $50-$125 per piece pieces
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Typical house cleaning prices in Manchester-Nashua, NH

These ranges come from this site's pricing engine. Labour is priced at the local BLS wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners: the 25th percentile for the low end, the median for the midpoint and the 75th percentile for the high end. Supplies, overhead and profit use typical starting points for a small cleaning business; see how we calculate these ranges on the methodology page.

HomeServiceLabour hoursLowMidpointHigh
2BR / 1BAStandard clean3.00 $92$107$136
2BR / 1BADeep clean4.75 $137$161$205
3BR / 2BAStandard clean4.00 $117$138$175
3BR / 2BADeep clean6.50 $182$215$274

Cleaner wages by metro area in New Hampshire

Hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025. The database holds metro-area estimates, so this page lists each metro area in New Hampshire; it does not show a single statewide figure.

Metro areaMaids & housekeeping (37-2012)Janitors & cleaners (37-2011)Payroll cost / hr*
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Manchester-Nashua, NH $16.67$17.31$18.21 $16.09$18.20$22.48 $18.65

* Median maid wage plus employer FICA (7.65%) and federal unemployment tax (0.6% of the first $7,000). State unemployment insurance and workers' compensation are not included because their rates depend on the employer.

Cost for a typical home in Manchester-Nashua

Manchester-Nashua sits in the New Hampshire 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH the May 2025 median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners is $17.31 an hour. The 25th percentile is $16.67, the mean is $17.53, the 75th percentile is $18.21 and the 90th percentile is $19.87. About 720 people worked in this occupation. There were 3.60 of these jobs per 1,000 jobs, and the location quotient was 0.65. 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 $16.67 in Manchester-Nashua, seven hours on a job pays $116.69 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $583.45. 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 Manchester-Nashua is paid a different rate than $16.67.

At the median wage of $17.31 in Manchester-Nashua, seven hours on a job pays $121.17 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $605.85. 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 Manchester-Nashua is paid a different rate than $17.31.

At the mean wage of $17.53 in Manchester-Nashua, seven hours on a job pays $122.71 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $613.55. 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 Manchester-Nashua is paid a different rate than $17.53.

At the 75th percentile wage of $18.21 in Manchester-Nashua, seven hours on a job pays $127.47 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $637.35. 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 Manchester-Nashua is paid a different rate than $18.21.

At the 90th percentile wage of $19.87 in Manchester-Nashua, seven hours on a job pays $139.09 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $695.45. 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 Manchester-Nashua is paid a different rate than $19.87.

Worked example for Manchester-Nashua: 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 $107. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $136. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $35.82. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Manchester-Nashua, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Manchester-Nashua: 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 $161. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $205. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $33.98. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Manchester-Nashua, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Manchester-Nashua: 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 $117. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $138. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $175. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $34.57. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Manchester-Nashua, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Manchester-Nashua: 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 $182. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $215. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $274. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $33.13. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Manchester-Nashua, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Minimum wage and sales tax still depend on New Hampshire 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 Manchester-Nashua should be read next to the other metro areas on the New Hampshire 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): $103,545.

Median home value (Census ACS): $421,100.

Median rooms per home (Census ACS): 5.6.

Owner-occupied homes (Census ACS): 67.4%.

Questions about cleaning prices in Manchester-Nashua

What does a Standard clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Manchester-Nashua? The engine uses 3.00 labor hours. The low price is $92, the midpoint is $107 and the high price is $136. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $35.82 per labor hour in Manchester-Nashua, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Manchester-Nashua? The engine uses 4.75 labor hours. The low price is $137, the midpoint is $161 and the high price is $205. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $33.98 per labor hour in Manchester-Nashua, before sales tax.

What does a Standard clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Manchester-Nashua? The engine uses 4.00 labor hours. The low price is $117, the midpoint is $138 and the high price is $175. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $34.57 per labor hour in Manchester-Nashua, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Manchester-Nashua? The engine uses 6.50 labor hours. The low price is $182, the midpoint is $215 and the high price is $274. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $33.13 per labor hour in Manchester-Nashua, before sales tax.

How does the Manchester-Nashua wage compare with a full-time week? At the median of $17.31, 40 hours of wages come to $692.40 before payroll taxes. At the 25th percentile the same week is $666.80, and at the 75th percentile it is $728.40. Those are wages, not the price a customer pays.

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Sources

  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (metro areas): bls.gov/oes/tables.htm
  • IRS and SSA payroll tax rates (FICA 7.65%, FUTA 0.6% net of state credit).
  • Price ranges: computed on this site; see the methodology.