First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers salary
SOC 37-1011 · BLS OEWS May 2025
What the range looks like
A single median hides most of what a job pays. The bar below is the full national range: the wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the solid bar is the middle half, and the tick is the median.
- 10th
- $35,520
- 25th
- $40,100
- Median
- $49,100
- 75th
- $62,600
- 90th
- $76,430
Getting in
- Typical education to enter
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Related work experience
- Less than 5 years
- On-the-job training
- None
Entry requirements describe what is typical, not mandatory. Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34.
Where first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers earn the most
Nominal pay and pay adjusted for local prices rank states differently — a high-wage state with high costs can be worse off in real terms than a middling one. Switch between the two below.
The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.
| # | State | Median | Cost of living | Employed | Concentrationvs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $63,550 | 107.0 | 2,910 | 0.71× |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $63,520 | 102.3 | 800 | 1.40× |
| 3 | California | $61,470 | 110.7 | 18,060 | 0.86× |
| 4 | New York | $60,580 | 107.9 | 11,620 | 1.04× |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $59,760 | 105.8 | 4,000 | 0.96× |
| 6 | Vermont | $59,340 | 98.0 | 420 | 1.21× |
| 7 | Hawaii | $59,060 | 110.0 | 1,500 | 2.08× |
| 8 | Connecticut | $57,200 | 103.6 | 2,110 | 1.08× |
| 9 | Alaska | $56,690 | 102.4 | 600 | 1.60× |
| 10 | Oregon | $56,210 | 103.4 | 2,470 | 1.09× |
| 11 | Maine | $55,810 | 97.0 | 670 | 0.91× |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $55,200 | 104.2 | 750 | 0.95× |
| 13 | New Jersey | $55,170 | 108.8 | 5,600 | 1.14× |
| 14 | Colorado | $55,100 | 103.1 | 4,070 | 1.23× |
| 15 | North Dakota | $54,210 | 89.0 | 490 | 0.99× |
| 16 | Minnesota | $53,510 | 98.6 | 2,270 | 0.67× |
| 17 | Utah | $52,420 | 98.9 | 2,240 | 1.12× |
| 18 | Delaware | $50,750 | 99.8 | 790 | 1.42× |
| 19 | Indiana | $50,570 | 93.3 | 2,840 | 0.77× |
| 20 | Nevada | $50,080 | 100.0 | 4,100 | 2.30× |
| 21 | Kansas | $49,780 | 90.1 | 1,570 | 0.95× |
| 22 | Maryland | $49,550 | 105.0 | 3,550 | 1.12× |
| 23 | Illinois | $49,410 | 100.0 | 5,090 | 0.73× |
| 24 | Wisconsin | $49,070 | 94.1 | 2,740 | 0.81× |
| 25 | Nebraska | $48,870 | 90.1 | 1,260 | 1.07× |
| 26 | Virginia | $48,660 | 101.1 | 5,900 | 1.25× |
| 27 | Arizona | $48,610 | 100.7 | 3,050 | 0.82× |
| 28 | Idaho | $48,390 | 95.5 | 1,220 | 1.24× |
| 29 | Montana | $48,240 | 94.6 | 760 | 1.30× |
| 30 | District of Columbia | $47,950 | 109.9 | 1,460 | 1.80× |
| 31 | Wyoming | $47,840 | 92.7 | 580 | 1.81× |
| 32 | North Carolina | $47,490 | 94.3 | 5,550 | 0.98× |
| 33 | Iowa | $47,200 | 87.8 | 2,000 | 1.12× |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | $46,920 | 97.6 | 6,250 | 0.90× |
| 35 | South Dakota | $46,860 | 88.6 | 610 | 1.16× |
| 36 | Tennessee | $46,800 | 91.9 | 3,510 | 0.93× |
| 37 | Michigan | $46,770 | 96.2 | 3,870 | 0.76× |
| 38 | Ohio | $46,110 | 92.8 | 5,730 | 0.90× |
| 39 | Georgia | $46,070 | 96.3 | 5,810 | 1.03× |
| 40 | Kentucky | $45,860 | 90.2 | 2,920 | 1.27× |
| 41 | Florida | $45,770 | 103.4 | 15,320 | 1.34× |
| 42 | Missouri | $45,660 | 90.8 | 3,130 | 0.93× |
| 43 | South Carolina | $45,320 | 93.7 | 3,200 | 1.21× |
| 44 | New Mexico | $44,840 | 92.2 | 890 | 0.89× |
| 45 | Alabama | $44,370 | 88.8 | 2,550 | 1.05× |
| 46 | Mississippi | $42,230 | 87.0 | 1,550 | 1.16× |
| 47 | Texas | $41,660 | 97.1 | 13,370 | 0.83× |
| 48 | West Virginia | $41,450 | 89.5 | 740 | 0.92× |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $40,460 | 87.8 | 2,290 | 1.17× |
| 50 | Louisiana | $38,640 | 88.2 | 2,470 | 1.11× |
| 51 | Arkansas | $37,500 | 86.9 | 1,490 | 1.00× |
Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. States where first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.
Best paying metro areas for first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
The 40 highest-paying metros with a published estimate. BLS suppresses roughly half of all occupation-by-metro cells, so a metro absent here has no local figure rather than a low one.
The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.
| # | Metro area | Median | Cost of living | Employed | Concentrationvs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $70,400 | 115.6 | 2,680 | 0.98× |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $69,080 | 110.4 | 1,010 | 0.77× |
| 3 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $67,910 | 111.1 | 1,610 | 0.67× |
| 4 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $63,600 | 109.9 | 140 | 1.24× |
| 5 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $63,140 | 110.5 | 340 | 0.92× |
| 6 | Modesto, CA | $63,030 | 104.1 | 160 | 0.71× |
| 7 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $62,910 | 101.8 | 960 | 1.17× |
| 8 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $62,730 | 105.6 | 80 | 0.76× |
| 9 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $62,710 | 98.9 | 770 | 3.99× |
| 10 | Bellingham, WA | $62,640 | 103.3 | 110 | 1.06× |
| 11 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $62,360 | 107.8 | 330 | 1.42× |
| 12 | Merced, CA | $62,350 | 98.3 | 100 | 1.14× |
| 13 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $61,920 | 103.7 | 100 | 0.68× |
| 14 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $61,900 | 109.4 | 280 | 3.28× |
| 15 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $61,560 | 100.9 | 130 | 0.95× |
| 16 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $61,490 | 105.1 | 260 | 0.78× |
| 17 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $61,390 | 108.3 | 2,870 | 0.92× |
| 18 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $61,300 | 106.7 | 1,080 | 0.87× |
| 19 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $61,270 | 113.6 | 5,190 | 0.72× |
| 20 | Vineland, NJ | $61,090 | 96.0 | 60 | 0.81× |
| 21 | Vallejo, CA | $61,090 | 108.5 | 130 | 0.77× |
| 22 | Kingston, NY | $60,960 | 100.7 | 100 | 1.51× |
| 23 | Ithaca, NY | $60,840 | 103.3 | 70 | 1.20× |
| 24 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $60,820 | 106.9 | 500 | 1.07× |
| 25 | Fresno, CA | $60,570 | 102.2 | 510 | 0.93× |
| 26 | Barnstable Town, MA | $60,440 | 98.4 | 190 | 1.74× |
| 27 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $60,160 | 102.4 | 40 | 0.61× |
| 28 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $59,990 | 112.6 | 11,670 | 1.07× |
| 29 | Chico, CA | $59,660 | 101.2 | 100 | 1.13× |
| 30 | Glens Falls, NY | $59,650 | 94.9 | 80 | 1.33× |
| 31 | Worcester, MA | $59,630 | 102.5 | 360 | 0.90× |
| 32 | Walla Walla, WA | $59,620 | 98.5 | 30 | 1.07× |
| 33 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $59,480 | 100.3 | 260 | 0.88× |
| 34 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $59,410 | 101.9 | 310 | 0.95× |
| 35 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $59,300 | 105.4 | 1,340 | 0.96× |
| 36 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $59,230 | 99.6 | 540 | 1.05× |
| 37 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $59,200 | 103.2 | 90 | 2.11× |
| 38 | Bismarck, ND | $58,940 | 91.0 | 110 | 1.33× |
| 39 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $58,900 | 101.6 | 50 | 0.95× |
| 40 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $58,900 | 108.8 | 280 | 1.20× |
Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.
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