House Cleaning Cost in South Dakota

Cost for a typical home in Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls sits in the South Dakota 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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN the May 2025 median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners is $15.51 an hour. The 25th percentile is $14.14, the mean is $16.29, the 75th percentile is $18.08 and the 90th percentile is $19.33. About 970 people worked in this occupation. There were 5.43 of these jobs per 1,000 jobs, and the location quotient was 0.98. 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 $14.14 in Sioux Falls, seven hours on a job pays $98.98 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $494.90. 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 Sioux Falls is paid a different rate than $14.14.

At the median wage of $15.51 in Sioux Falls, seven hours on a job pays $108.57 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $542.85. 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 Sioux Falls is paid a different rate than $15.51.

At the mean wage of $16.29 in Sioux Falls, seven hours on a job pays $114.03 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $570.15. 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 Sioux Falls is paid a different rate than $16.29.

At the 75th percentile wage of $18.08 in Sioux Falls, seven hours on a job pays $126.56 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $632.80. 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 Sioux Falls is paid a different rate than $18.08.

At the 90th percentile wage of $19.33 in Sioux Falls, seven hours on a job pays $135.31 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $676.55. 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 Sioux Falls is paid a different rate than $19.33.

Worked example for Sioux Falls: 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 $82. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $100. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $135. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $33.40. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Sioux Falls, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Sioux Falls: 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 $122. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $150. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $204. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $31.55. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Sioux Falls, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Sioux Falls: 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 $105. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $129. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $174. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $32.15. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Sioux Falls, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Sioux Falls: 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 $161. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $200. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $272. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $30.70. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Sioux Falls, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Sioux Falls ranks 1 of 2 South Dakota metro areas by the May 2025 median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners. Sioux Falls is the highest at $15.51 an hour. Rapid City is the lowest at $14.04. The gap between those two metros is $1.47 an hour, and Sioux Falls itself is $15.51.

The metro just below Sioux Falls is Rapid City, at $14.04 an hour, $1.47 under Sioux Falls. Employment there is 810 maids and housekeeping cleaners, against 970 in Sioux Falls.

Ranked by how many people work as maids and housekeeping cleaners, Sioux Falls is number 1 in South Dakota. Sioux Falls has the largest count, 970. The location quotient in Sioux Falls is 0.98, which compares this occupation's local share of jobs with its national share.

Minimum wage and sales tax still depend on South Dakota 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 Sioux Falls should be read next to the other metro areas on the South Dakota 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): $82,754.

Median home value (Census ACS): $295,900.

Median rooms per home (Census ACS): 6.1.

Owner-occupied homes (Census ACS): 66.1%.

Questions about cleaning prices in Sioux Falls

What does a Standard clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Sioux Falls? The engine uses 3.00 labor hours. The low price is $82, the midpoint is $100 and the high price is $135. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $33.40 per labor hour in Sioux Falls, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Sioux Falls? The engine uses 4.75 labor hours. The low price is $122, the midpoint is $150 and the high price is $204. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $31.55 per labor hour in Sioux Falls, before sales tax.

What does a Standard clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Sioux Falls? The engine uses 4.00 labor hours. The low price is $105, the midpoint is $129 and the high price is $174. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $32.15 per labor hour in Sioux Falls, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Sioux Falls? The engine uses 6.50 labor hours. The low price is $161, the midpoint is $200 and the high price is $272. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $30.70 per labor hour in Sioux Falls, before sales tax.

How does the Sioux Falls wage compare with a full-time week? At the median of $15.51, 40 hours of wages come to $620.40 before payroll taxes. At the 25th percentile the same week is $565.60, and at the 75th percentile it is $723.20. Those are wages, not the price a customer pays.