SALARY · JANITORS AND CLEANERS, EXCEPT MAIDS AND HOUSEKEEPING CLEANERS · NEW YORK

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners salary in New York

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in New York, the middle of the field earned $41,640 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$41,640

$20 per hour at the median · That is $4,800 (13.0 percent) above the national median of $36,840 for this occupation.

$44,830Mean annual salary
$22Mean hourly wage
$195,250People employed in this job in New York

Salary range

25th: $36,360Median: $41,64075th: $50,100
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$36,360
Median (50th percentile)$41,640
75th percentile$50,100
Mean$44,830

The middle half of workers earned from $36,360 to $50,100 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$33,986 a year
$2,832 a month
Federal tax $2,817 · FICA $3,185 · State tax $1,652

New York City resident tax and the Yonkers surcharge are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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