How much to charge for house cleaning (2026)

In the US, a standard clean of a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home usually costs the customer $135 to $200, and a deep clean $180 to $280. In Canada, cleaning companies charge about CA$35 to $65 per cleaner per hour. Here's how to set a price that pays your cleaners, your costs and you.

How cleaning businesses price it

• A flat price by bedrooms and bathrooms: the most common for regular customers, because they know the price ahead.
• By the hour, per cleaner: about $25 to $75 an hour in the US.
• By the square foot: about $0.10 to $0.17 for a regular clean and $0.11 to $0.30 for a deep clean. Common for move-outs.
• Deep cleans often cost up to double a standard clean.
• Regulars pay less than one-time customers. One-time cleans run about $174 to $256, against $160 to $220 for a clean every two weeks.

Work out your own price

Every price has three parts: your cleaners' time, what the business costs to run, and your profit. Here's a standard clean of a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home: two cleaners, an hour and a half on site, and 20 minutes' drive each. That's about 3 hours 40 minutes of paid time.

• Labour: house cleaners earn a median of $17.07 an hour in the US. Payroll taxes and benefits add about 30%, so call it $22.20 an hour. 3 hours 40 minutes is $81.40.
• Running costs: cars, supplies, insurance, phone and software. Say they're $18,000 a year, and your cleaners bill 1,600 hours a year: about $11.25 an hour, so $41.30 for this clean.
• Break-even: $122.70. Add 20% profit: about $147.

So that's roughly a $150 clean. A recurring customer every two weeks might get it for $140, and a one-time customer pays more, because the first clean always takes longer. Put in your own numbers with our hourly rate calculator.

What pushes the price up or down

• The size of the home, and how long since it was last cleaned.
• Pets: hair takes longer.
• One-time or recurring: regular homes stay cleaner, so each visit is quicker.
• Same-day or last-minute requests.
• Where you are: in Canada, Toronto and Vancouver run CA$85 to $125 an hour per visit, and Halifax, Winnipeg and Regina CA$65 to $90.

Add-ons worth offering

• Inside the fridge: $12 to $50. Inside the oven: $15 to $35.
• Inside windows: $4 to $7 each. Laundry: $5 to $20 a load. Changing beds: about $10.
• Fees to think about: pets, travel outside your area, late cancellations and holidays.

In Canada

• House cleaners earn a median of CA$19.74 an hour (Alberta $18.20, BC $20.00, Ontario $19.00).
• Add CPP, EI, vacation pay and workers' compensation to the wage before you do the sum.
• Deep cleans run about CA$270 to $410, and move-out cleans CA$260 to $450.
• Canadian janitorial businesses averaged a 21.5% net profit in 2024.

Put it on a quote

Offer three options:

• Good: a standard clean.
• Better: a standard clean, plus inside the fridge and oven.
• Best: a deep clean first, then a standard clean every two weeks.

In MightyCrews, tick Repeat this and the cleans go on the calendar. Your cleaners tick off each room as they go, and an invoice is made after each visit. Start from the free house cleaning quote template.

Sources (checked November 2026)

• US prices: HomeGuide (Apr 2024 and Dec 2025), Fixr (Jan 2025), Thumbtack (Oct 2026).
• Canadian prices: HomeStars (Aug 2026).
• Pay: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 pay; June 2026 employer costs) and Canada's Job Bank.
• Profit: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, 2024 data.