House Cleaning Cost in Utah

Cost for a typical home in Salt Lake City-Murray

Salt Lake City-Murray sits in the Utah 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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT the May 2025 median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners is $17.82 an hour. The 25th percentile is $16.97, the mean is $18.24, the 75th percentile is $19.37 and the 90th percentile is $22.11. About 3,650 people worked in this occupation. There were 4.42 of these jobs per 1,000 jobs, and the location quotient was 0.80. 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 $16.97 in Salt Lake City-Murray, seven hours on a job pays $118.79 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $593.95. 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 Salt Lake City-Murray is paid a different rate than $16.97.

At the median wage of $17.82 in Salt Lake City-Murray, seven hours on a job pays $124.74 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $623.70. 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 Salt Lake City-Murray is paid a different rate than $17.82.

At the mean wage of $18.24 in Salt Lake City-Murray, seven hours on a job pays $127.68 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $638.40. 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 Salt Lake City-Murray is paid a different rate than $18.24.

At the 75th percentile wage of $19.37 in Salt Lake City-Murray, seven hours on a job pays $135.59 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $677.95. 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 Salt Lake City-Murray is paid a different rate than $19.37.

At the 90th percentile wage of $22.11 in Salt Lake City-Murray, seven hours on a job pays $154.77 in wages before payroll taxes, supplies or profit. A 35-hour week at that rate is $773.85. 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 Salt Lake City-Murray is paid a different rate than $22.11.

Worked example for Salt Lake City-Murray: 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 $93. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $110. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $141. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $36.50. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Salt Lake City-Murray, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Salt Lake City-Murray: 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 $139. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $165. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $213. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $34.66. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Salt Lake City-Murray, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Salt Lake City-Murray: 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 $119. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $141. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $182. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $35.26. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Salt Lake City-Murray, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Worked example for Salt Lake City-Murray: 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 $185. The midpoint, using the median wage, is $220. The high price, using the 75th-percentile wage and the higher band, is $285. Per labor hour that midpoint is about $33.81. Those three figures are what a customer can expect to pay for that home in Salt Lake City-Murray, before any sales tax the state charges on cleaning.

Salt Lake City-Murray ranks 1 of 5 Utah metro areas by the May 2025 median wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners. Salt Lake City-Murray is the highest at $17.82 an hour. Logan is the lowest at $14.91. The gap between those two metros is $2.91 an hour, and Salt Lake City-Murray itself is $17.82.

The metro just below Salt Lake City-Murray is Provo-Orem-Lehi, at $17.18 an hour, $0.64 under Salt Lake City-Murray. Employment there is 1,270 maids and housekeeping cleaners, against 3,650 in Salt Lake City-Murray.

Ranked by how many people work as maids and housekeeping cleaners, Salt Lake City-Murray is number 1 in Utah. Salt Lake City-Murray has the largest count, 3,650. The location quotient in Salt Lake City-Murray is 0.80, which compares this occupation's local share of jobs with its national share.

Minimum wage and sales tax still depend on Utah 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 Salt Lake City-Murray should be read next to the other metro areas on the Utah 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): $98,083.

Median home value (Census ACS): $515,400.

Median rooms per home (Census ACS): 6.2.

Owner-occupied homes (Census ACS): 67.0%.

Questions about cleaning prices in Salt Lake City-Murray

What does a Standard clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Salt Lake City-Murray? The engine uses 3.00 labor hours. The low price is $93, the midpoint is $110 and the high price is $141. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $36.50 per labor hour in Salt Lake City-Murray, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 2BR / 1BA home cost in Salt Lake City-Murray? The engine uses 4.75 labor hours. The low price is $139, the midpoint is $165 and the high price is $213. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $34.66 per labor hour in Salt Lake City-Murray, before sales tax.

What does a Standard clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Salt Lake City-Murray? The engine uses 4.00 labor hours. The low price is $119, the midpoint is $141 and the high price is $182. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $35.26 per labor hour in Salt Lake City-Murray, before sales tax.

What does a Deep clean of a 3BR / 2BA home cost in Salt Lake City-Murray? The engine uses 6.50 labor hours. The low price is $185, the midpoint is $220 and the high price is $285. Dividing the midpoint by those hours is about $33.81 per labor hour in Salt Lake City-Murray, before sales tax.

How does the Salt Lake City-Murray wage compare with a full-time week? At the median of $17.82, 40 hours of wages come to $712.80 before payroll taxes. At the 25th percentile the same week is $678.80, and at the 75th percentile it is $774.80. Those are wages, not the price a customer pays.