How do I price house cleaning jobs?
Short answerPrice house cleaning from the hours a visit needs multiplied by your all-in labor cost per cleaner hour, then adjust for home size, condition and visit type. A first deep clean takes longer than a recurring maintenance visit, so the two should carry different prices.
The explanation
Start with cost. Add each cleaner's wage, payroll taxes, supplies, travel time and insurance, then divide by productive hours to get a true cost per cleaner hour. Your price must clear that number with room for profit, otherwise growth only deepens the loss.
Estimate hours from home size and rooms, and from how dirty the home is. Many companies use bedroom and bathroom counts as a quick proxy, then confirm with photos or a walkthrough. Add a line for pets, clutter and appliances that need extra work.
Separate the first visit from the recurring ones. A first deep clean often takes much longer and is priced higher, then weekly or biweekly visits drop to a maintenance rate. State that clearly so customers do not expect the maintenance price for the initial clean.
Steps
- Calculate your all-in cost per cleaner hour including wages, taxes, supplies and travel.
- Estimate hours by bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage and condition.
- Set a higher first-clean price and a lower recurring price.
- Add priced add-ons such as inside oven, fridge and windows.
In residential cleaning (maid service)
Residential cleaners earn through repeat customers on weekly or biweekly schedules. A realistic first-clean price funds the time it takes to reach the maintenance state. All residential cleaning (maid service) scheduling questions.
How Apex does it
In progress
Part of this is built. The rest is not. Status as of 2026-10-07; the badge shows the least-built feature involved.
Apex is designed to list services with durations and prices, offer add-ons in the booking flow and manage recurring service plans. The service menu is built, while add-ons are in progress and recurring plans are rolling out.
- BK08Service menu with durations and prices(Built)
- BK10Add-ons and upsells in booking flow(In progress)
- RC01Recurring service plans (weekly/monthly)(Rolling out)
Apex Flow Scheduler is in early access. See how we label status.
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