BidCalc
Free · for cleaning business owners

House Cleaning Price Calculator

This house cleaning price calculator turns a job’s real cost — labor, payroll burden, supplies and overhead — into the rate you should charge. Enter beds, baths, cleaning type and your own hourly rate; your profitable price updates as you type.

These are demo rates — 2 cleaners · $25/hr · 25% margin. Change any number below, or set your own rates.

Property Size

Cleaning Type

Service Frequency

First Visit Premium

First cleans take longer. This multiplier covers extra time — not passed to the client as a line item.

Property Condition

Extra Services

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Labor

Total Labor Hours: 5.3 h

Your Rates

$
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Covers payroll taxes, workers' comp & benefits. Typical range: 1.25–1.40.

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Office, insurance, vehicle costs. Applied to labor as a % surcharge.

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Your net profit after all costs. Residential cleaning average: 20–30%.

Tax · Optional

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Leave at 0% if you collect tax separately or aren't required to.

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Your BidProfit on target
$261.63

How this cleaning bid calculator works

Enter the home (beds/baths or square footage), the cleaning type and frequency, your crew hours and rates. The calculator runs the real cost formula — Bid = (Labor × 1.30 + Supplies + Overhead) ÷ (1 − margin) — so payroll burden, overhead and your target margin are built into the price before you say it out loud. Deep cleans scale about 1.5×, move-outs about 2×, and recurring visits get a frequency discount automatically.

A residential cleaning bid calculator, built for the owner

BidCalc is a residential cleaning bid calculator, not a homeowner price lookup: it prices the job from your side of the invoice. A standard recurring clean, a first-time deep clean and a move-out turnover carry very different labor loads, so the tool scales them for you — deep cleans run about 1.5× the standard hours, move-outs about 2×, and recurring visits earn a frequency discount that still clears your margin. Every number is one you control: crew size, hours on site, your hourly pay rate, supplies per job, overhead percentage and the margin you want to keep. The 1.30 burden multiplier on labor covers payroll taxes, workers’ compensation and benefits — the three costs that quietly turn a $200 bid into break-even work. What you get back is two numbers: the price you quote the client, and the profit you keep after every cost is paid.

Frequently asked questions

Is this cleaning estimate calculator free?
Yes. The full calculator — including labor burden, overhead, deep-clean and move-out multipliers, and the private margin breakdown — is free with no credit card. A free account saves 3 quotes per month; Pro ($29/mo) adds unlimited quotes, branded PDFs and shareable links.
What formula does the house cleaning price calculator use?
Bid = (Labor × 1.30 + Supplies + Overhead) ÷ (1 − target margin). Labor is cleaners × hours × your hourly rate; the 1.30 factor covers payroll taxes, workers' comp and benefits. Deep cleans scale ~1.5×, move-outs ~2×, and recurring visits get a frequency discount.
Is this a cleaning cost calculator or a price calculator?
Both, and the difference is the point. It works out your cost first — crew hours × pay rate, plus payroll burden, supplies and overhead — then adds the margin you set to reach the price you quote. You see both numbers; the client only ever sees the price.
Can I send the result to my client as a quote?
Yes. Sign in to save the calculation as a quote, download a branded PDF, or text the client a shareable link they can open in any browser. Your cost, profit and margin stay private — the client only sees the final price.

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