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| Service | Qty | Unit Price | Total | |
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| Floor Stripping & Waxing $0.25-$0.80/sq.ft. | sq.ft. |
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| Floor Buffing / High-Speed Polish $0.10-$0.25/sq.ft. | sq.ft. |
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| Carpet Cleaning (steam/shampoo) $0.08-$0.50/sq.ft. | sq.ft. |
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| Tile & Grout Cleaning $0.20-$0.70/sq.ft. | sq.ft. |
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| Window Cleaning $2-$8 per pane | panes |
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| Restroom Sanitizing $25-$75 per room | restrooms |
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| Upholstery / Furniture Cleaning $50-$125 per piece | pieces |
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| Ceiling / Wall Cleaning $0.10-$0.30/sq.ft. | sq.ft. |
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| Appliance / Equipment Cleaning $10-$40 per item | items |
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The calculator opens with Providence-Warwick, RI-MA selected. Use the tabs to switch between what a customer can expect to pay and what a cleaning business should charge.
Typical house cleaning prices in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
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.
| Home | Service | Labour hours | Low | Midpoint | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BR / 1BA | Standard clean | 3.00 | $94 | $110 | $140 |
| 2BR / 1BA | Deep clean | 4.75 | $140 | $166 | $212 |
| 3BR / 2BA | Standard clean | 4.00 | $120 | $142 | $181 |
| 3BR / 2BA | Deep clean | 6.50 | $186 | $221 | $284 |
Cleaner wages by metro area in Rhode Island
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 Rhode Island; it does not show a single statewide figure.
| Metro area | Maids & housekeeping (37-2012) | Janitors & cleaners (37-2011) | Payroll cost / hr* | ||||
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| 25th | Median | 75th | 25th | Median | 75th | ||
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $17.19 | $17.98 | $19.25 | $16.61 | $18.35 | $22.46 | $19.38 |
* 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 Providence-Warwick
Providence-Warwick sits in the Rhode Island 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA the May 2025 median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners is $17.98 an hour. The 25th percentile is $17.19, the mean is $18.70, the 75th percentile is $19.25 and the 90th percentile is $22.02. About 3,510 people worked in this occupation. There were 4.91 of these jobs per 1,000 jobs, and the location quotient was 0.89. 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 $17.19 in Providence-Warwick, seven hours on a job pays $120.33 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $601.65. 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 Providence-Warwick is paid a different rate than $17.19.
At the median wage of $17.98 in Providence-Warwick, seven hours on a job pays $125.86 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $629.30. 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 Providence-Warwick is paid a different rate than $17.98.
At the mean wage of $18.70 in Providence-Warwick, seven hours on a job pays $130.90 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $654.50. 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 Providence-Warwick is paid a different rate than $18.70.
At the 75th percentile wage of $19.25 in Providence-Warwick, seven hours on a job pays $134.75 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $673.75. 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 Providence-Warwick is paid a different rate than $19.25.
At the 90th percentile wage of $22.02 in Providence-Warwick, seven hours on a job pays $154.14 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $770.70. 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 Providence-Warwick is paid a different rate than $22.02.
Worked example for Providence-Warwick: 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 $94. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $110. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $140. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $36.72. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Providence-Warwick, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.
Worked example for Providence-Warwick: 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 $140. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $166. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $212. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $34.88. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Providence-Warwick, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.
Worked example for Providence-Warwick: 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 $120. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $142. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $181. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $35.47. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Providence-Warwick, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.
Worked example for Providence-Warwick: 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 $186. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $221. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $284. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $34.03. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Providence-Warwick, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.
Minimum wage and sales tax still depend on Rhode Island 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 Providence-Warwick should be read next to the other metro areas on the Rhode Island 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): $87,040.
Median home value (Census ACS): $422,500.
Median rooms per home (Census ACS): 5.5.
Owner-occupied homes (Census ACS): 63.2%.
Questions about cleaning prices in Providence-Warwick
What does a Standard clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Providence-Warwick? The engine uses 3.00 labor hours. The low price is $94, the midpoint is $110 and the high price is $140. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $36.72 per labor hour in Providence-Warwick, before sales tax.
What does a Deep clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Providence-Warwick? The engine uses 4.75 labor hours. The low price is $140, the midpoint is $166 and the high price is $212. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $34.88 per labor hour in Providence-Warwick, before sales tax.
What does a Standard clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Providence-Warwick? The engine uses 4.00 labor hours. The low price is $120, the midpoint is $142 and the high price is $181. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $35.47 per labor hour in Providence-Warwick, before sales tax.
What does a Deep clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Providence-Warwick? The engine uses 6.50 labor hours. The low price is $186, the midpoint is $221 and the high price is $284. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $34.03 per labor hour in Providence-Warwick, before sales tax.
How does the Providence-Warwick wage compare with a full-time week? At the median of $17.98, 40 hours of wages come to $719.20 before payroll taxes. At the 25th percentile the same week is $687.60, and at the 75th percentile it is $770.00. Those are wages, not the price a customer pays.
Related pages
- Commercial cleaning bid calculator for Rhode Island
- House cleaning cost calculator
- Cleaning costs in other states
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.