How to price cleaning jobs for profit.
No fluff — just the numbers, formulas and multipliers that keep every bid profitable. Written for house-cleaning and maid-service owners who are done guessing.
- Jul 2, 2026
Cleaning Labor Burden: Your True Cost per Hour Isn't the Wage
Payroll taxes, workers' comp and benefits add 20–40% on top of the wage. Price from the loaded rate or eat the difference.
- Jul 1, 2026
Cleaning Cost per Square Foot (2026 Rate Table)
Standard cleans run $0.10–$0.20/sq ft, deep cleans $0.18–$0.25, move-outs $0.15–$0.25. The full table, by home size.
- Jun 30, 2026
How to Bid Commercial Cleaning Jobs (vs Residential)
Commercial bids are production-rate math with thinner margins — labor is 50–80% of the bid and there's no room to guess.
- Jun 27, 2026
What's a Good Profit Margin for a Cleaning Business?
Residential cleaning nets 15–28%. If you're not hitting that, you're undercharging — here's the fix.
- Jun 24, 2026
Cleaning Production Rates: How Many Sq Ft per Hour?
Standard cleaning runs ~500–700 sq ft per cleaner-hour, deep ~200–350. That one number drives your whole price.
- Jun 19, 2026
House Cleaning Quote Template (and When to Stop Using One)
A good template makes the quote look professional. It still can't tell you if the number is profitable.
- Jun 16, 2026
Flat Rate vs Hourly Cleaning Pricing: Which Pays More?
Charge flat rates to clients, but build every flat rate from your hourly cost. Here's why.
- Jun 12, 2026
How Much Discount for Weekly or Biweekly Cleaning?
10–20% off for recurring work — weekly at the high end, monthly at the low. Here's the table and the floor.
- Jun 6, 2026
What to Charge per Hour with Employees (2-Person Crew Math)
Your billable rate has to carry the wage, the burden and the business. Here's the crew math, in one table.
- Jun 2, 2026
How Much to Charge for Move-Out Cleaning
Move-out cleans are 1.5–2× standard and often quoted sight-unseen. Price them to cover the risk.
- May 29, 2026
How to Raise Your Cleaning Prices Without Losing Clients
If your margin isn't 15–28%, a raise is a correction, not greed. Here's how to do it without churn.
- May 23, 2026
What to Charge for Cleaning Add-Ons (Price List)
Add-ons are where quotes quietly bleed hours. Itemize every one — here's the price list structure.
- May 19, 2026
How Much to Charge for a Deep Clean (Deep Clean Multiplier)
A deep clean is 1.5–2× the work of a standard clean. Here's how to price that without guessing.
- May 15, 2026
Why the First Clean Costs More: First-Time vs Recurring Pricing
The first visit is catch-up work at unknown condition. Price it at 1.5–2× — then earn the recurring rate.
- May 9, 2026
How to Quote a Cleaning Job Sight-Unseen (Without a Walkthrough)
Most quotes now happen over the phone. Here's the protocol that prices sight-unseen without eating the risk.
- May 5, 2026
How to Price a House Cleaning Job (the Real Formula)
Price from your real cost, not a gut number. Here's the formula that keeps profit in every bid.