Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$41,400avg. a year
$19.90 an hour · 70,000 employed
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $41,400 a year. That is about the same as the Illinois average of $40,750. The U.S. average is $38,760.
$38,470Median pay
$19.90Average hourly
+2%vs. Illinois average
70,000Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
12,310 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$41,230
$19.82 an hour
21,680 jobs
Springfield, IL
$40,740
$19.59 an hour
31,570 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$39,550
$19.01 an hour
4660 jobs
Decatur, IL
$39,180
$18.84 an hour
519,680 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$38,740
$18.62 an hour
6570 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$38,410
$18.47 an hour
72,010 jobs
Rockford, IL
$37,660
$18.11 an hour
82,530 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$37,500
$18.03 an hour
93,620 jobs
Peoria, IL
$36,790
$17.69 an hour
10510 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$35,390
$17.02 an hour
11520 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$33,840
$16.27 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $40,710 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $46,090 |
| Pest Control Workers | $49,000 |
| Building Cleaning Workers, All Other | $59,410 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | $55,860 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | $60,940 |
Questions and answers
How much do janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $41,400 a year, and the median is $38,470. About 70,000 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is about the same as the Illinois average of $40,750.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 15.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.09 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 37-2011. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.