Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$45,520avg. a year
$21.88 an hour · 183,030 employed
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $45,520 a year. That is about the same as the New York average of $44,830. The U.S. average is $38,760.
$42,840Median pay
$21.88Average hourly
+2%vs. New York average
183,030Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 12.
1840 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$41,390
$19.90 an hour
21,070 jobs
Kingston, NY
$41,280
$19.84 an hour
36,010 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$40,900
$19.66 an hour
45,270 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$40,400
$19.42 an hour
58,880 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$40,300
$19.38 an hour
6810 jobs
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
$40,010
$19.23 an hour
72,160 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$39,890
$19.18 an hour
8960 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$39,730
$19.10 an hour
92,220 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$39,650
$19.06 an hour
109,290 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$39,360
$18.92 an hour
119,520 jobs
Rochester, NY
$39,200
$18.85 an hour
12540 jobs
Elmira, NY
$37,410
$17.98 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
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Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in New York-Newark-Jersey City
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $50,440 |
| Pest Control Workers | $54,870 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $45,800 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | $62,790 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | $74,060 |
| Building Cleaning Workers, All Other | $62,000 |
Questions and answers
How much do janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $45,520 a year, and the median is $42,840. About 183,030 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is about the same as the New York average of $44,830.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 19.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.36 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: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). 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.