House Cleaning Prices in Phoenix, AZ (2026)
Cleaners in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ area earn a mean $18.20/hour (May 2025) — a true cost of about $23.66/hour per cleaner once the 1.30 payroll burden is applied. Run through the standard cost formula with 15% overhead and a 25% target margin, a profitable 3-bed, 2-bath standard clean in Phoenix lands around $189 — 2% above what the national-average wage would produce.
Profitable prices by home size
Computed from the local Phoenix wage through the pricing formula — labor × 1.30 burden + 15% overhead, ÷ (1 − 25% margin). Two-person crew, one-time visit.
| Home size | Standard | Deep (1.5×) | Move-out (2×) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,500 sq ft (2–3 bed) | $160 | $239 | $319 |
| 2,000 sq ft (3 bed) | $189 | $283 | $377 |
| 2,500 sq ft (4 bed) | $218 | $327 | $435 |
What the Phoenix market means for your pricing
Phoenix sits close to the national average for cleaning wages (+2%), so national benchmarks are a reasonable sanity check here — but they're still averages, not your numbers. Two Phoenix companies with different crews, drive times and overhead can have true costs 20–30% apart on the same house. The table below is a profitable baseline; your own rate card decides the final number.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does house cleaning cost in Phoenix?
- A profitable standard clean of a 3-bed, 2-bath home in Phoenix runs about $189, based on the local mean cleaner wage of $18.20/hour (BLS) with payroll burden, overhead and a 25% margin included. Deep cleans run about 1.5× and move-out cleans about 2× that.
- What do cleaning companies pay cleaners in Phoenix?
- The mean wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ area is $18.20/hour (May 2025). With payroll taxes, workers' comp and benefits (~30% burden), the true cost to a company is about $23.66/hour per cleaner.
- Is Phoenix more expensive than average for cleaning?
- Yes — cleaning wages in Phoenix run about 2% above the national mean of $17.80/hour, so profitable prices are correspondingly higher than national guides suggest.
Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, occupation 37-2012 (Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners), May 2025, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. Prices are computed baselines, not quotes — your crew, rates and overhead decide the real number.
Price a Phoenix job on your own rates
The table above uses the market-average wage. Your real number comes from your rates — enter them once and every quote protects your margin.