House Cleaning Prices in Tampa, FL (2026)
Cleaners in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL area earn a mean $16.20/hour (May 2025) — a true cost of about $21.06/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 Tampa lands around $168 — 9% below what the national-average wage would produce.
Profitable prices by home size
Computed from the local Tampa 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) | $142 | $213 | $284 |
| 2,000 sq ft (3 bed) | $168 | $252 | $336 |
| 2,500 sq ft (4 bed) | $194 | $291 | $388 |
What the Tampa market means for your pricing
Cleaning wages in Tampa run 9% below the national average — which is exactly where underpricing hurts most. Lower labor costs invite a race to the bottom, and competing on price in Tampa attracts the clients who nitpick, cancel and ghost. A lower-cost market is an opportunity to hold a healthy 25% margin at a price that still undercuts the big franchises — not to give the savings away.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does house cleaning cost in Tampa?
- A profitable standard clean of a 3-bed, 2-bath home in Tampa runs about $168, based on the local mean cleaner wage of $16.20/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 Tampa?
- The mean wage for maids and housekeeping cleaners in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL area is $16.20/hour (May 2025). With payroll taxes, workers' comp and benefits (~30% burden), the true cost to a company is about $21.06/hour per cleaner.
- Is Tampa more expensive than average for cleaning?
- Slightly the opposite — cleaning wages in Tampa are about 9% below the national mean of $17.80/hour. Prices are lower, but the margin math matters just as much.
Wage data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, occupation 37-2012 (Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners), May 2025, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Prices are computed baselines, not quotes — your crew, rates and overhead decide the real number.
Price a Tampa 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.