Most US homeowners pay $118 to $238 for a standard house cleaning visit, with a national average of $176, according to Angi's 2026 cost data from nearly 99,000 projects. Priced by the hour, that works out to roughly $25 to $50 per cleaner. Deep cleans run higher, often $200 to $400, and move-out cleans can reach $500.
That's the market. It doesn't tell you how much to charge for house cleaning in your business, because your wages, drive times and overhead aren't the national average. Below we cover the three ways cleaners price, a rate table by home size, and a worked example that turns your real costs into a price sheet you can quote from tomorrow.
How much to charge for house cleaning in 2026: the national ranges
These figures come from Angi's house cleaning cost guide and its deep cleaning cost guide, both updated September 29, 2026. They're what customers report paying, so they include every kind of operator, from solo cleaners to franchises.
| Service | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Standard clean (most homeowners) | $118 to $238 per visit |
| Standard clean (type-of-service table) | $75 to $175 per visit |
| Deep clean | $200 to $400 (deep cleaning guide: $180 to $375, average $260) |
| Move-out clean | Up to $500 |
| Weekly service | $75 to $200 per visit |
| Every two weeks | $100 to $250 per visit |
| Per cleaner, per hour | $25 to $50 |
| Per square foot, standard | $0.10 to $0.20 |
| Per square foot, deep | Up to $0.25 (deep guide: $0.10 to $0.30) |
Common add-ons from the same guides: inside the fridge $10 to $40, inside the oven $20 to $40, baseboards $25 to $75, interior windows $4 to $10 each, and laundry $5 to $20 per load. The deep cleaning guide also mentions that some companies set a minimum service fee of $100 to $150.
Two things to notice. First, the ranges are wide because location and condition matter a lot. Second, Angi's own tables don't line up perfectly with each other, which is a good reason not to copy any single number.
Hourly, flat rate or per square foot: which to use
There are three common ways to price a house clean. Most established cleaners quote a flat rate to the client but calculate it from hours behind the scenes.
Hourly pricing
You charge per cleaner per hour, for example $40 per cleaner-hour, so a two-person team costs the client $80 an hour.
- Good for: first-time deep cleans, hoarding-level clutter, and any job where you can't judge the condition in advance.
- Downside: clients can't budget, and some worry you'll work slowly. You also earn less as you get faster.
Flat rate pricing
You charge a set price per visit, usually by bedrooms and bathrooms, for example $140 for a three-bedroom, two-bath standard clean.
- Good for: recurring clients. They like knowing the price, and you keep the benefit when you get efficient.
- Downside: if you misjudge the time, you eat the difference. A flat rate is only as good as the hours estimate underneath it.
Per square foot pricing
You multiply the home's size by a rate, such as $0.10 to $0.20 per square foot for a standard clean.
- Good for: quick quotes over the phone, and larger homes where bedroom count doesn't capture the work.
- Downside: square footage ignores the things that actually take time: bathrooms, pets, clutter and how dirty it is. Applied to an 1,800-square-foot home, Angi's $0.10 to $0.20 range gives $180 to $360, while its three-bedroom range is $130 to $200. Same house, very different answers.
Our take: quote flat rates, build them from time, and use hourly only when you truly can't see the job first. Deciding how much to charge for house cleaning gets much easier once the method is settled, because every quote then follows the same steps.
House cleaning rate table by home size
Here's what customers report paying by bedroom count, again from Angi's 2026 data. Use it as a sanity check on your own numbers, not as your price list.
| Home | Standard clean | Deep clean |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | $75 to $110 | $90 to $130 |
| 2 bedrooms | $100 to $150 | $120 to $200 |
| 3 bedrooms | $130 to $200 | $150 to $300 |
| 4 bedrooms | $150 to $210 | $200 to $420 |
Angi adds that each extra bathroom typically adds $10 to $40, and each extra bedroom adds $25 to $35 to a standard clean. It also says a standard clean usually takes one to three hours and a deep clean two to five, depending on the home.
Worked example: turn your costs into a flat-rate price sheet
This is a hypothetical small company: an owner who handles sales and scheduling, plus cleaners paid $18 an hour. Every assumption is labeled so you can swap in your own.
Step 1: Cost of one labor hour.
- Wage: $18.00. For context, the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median for maids and housekeeping cleaners at $17.07 an hour in May 2025.
- Payroll costs on top of wages: BLS data for private-industry service jobs shows legally required benefits (employer payroll taxes, unemployment insurance, workers' comp) at $2.08 an hour against $18.26 in wages in June 2026, about 11%. So $18 × 1.11 = about $20.00.
- Supplies and driving per labor hour: $4.00 (our estimate; for reference, the IRS business standard mileage rate is 76 cents a mile for July through December 2026, so check this line against your real routes).
- Overhead: say $1,200 a month for insurance, software, phone, marketing and a little admin help, spread over 160 billable labor hours = $7.50 (estimate).
Cost per labor hour: $20.00 + $4.00 + $7.50 = $31.50.
Step 2: Add your margin. With a 20% target profit margin (our assumption), divide cost by 0.80:
$31.50 ÷ 0.80 = $39.38, rounded to $40 per labor hour.
That sits inside Angi's $25 to $50 per cleaner-hour range, toward the upper half.
Step 3: Estimate labor hours per home and multiply. Hours below are estimates for a standard recurring clean; time a few of your own jobs to replace them.
| Home | Estimated labor hours | Price at $40/hour | Angi standard range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 bed, 1 bath | 2.5 | $100 | $100 to $150 |
| 3 bed, 2 bath | 3.5 | $140 | $130 to $200 |
| 4 bed, 3 bath | 4.5 | $180 | $150 to $210 |
| 3 bed, 2 bath deep clean | 6.0 | $240 | $150 to $300 |
Every price lands inside the market range. If yours didn't, that would be the moment to check your hours, your overhead or your market.
Step 4: Test the recurring discount. Angi notes some services offer recurring clients discounts, for example 20% for weekly cleaning. Run the numbers before you copy that.
- 3-bed home at $140, minus 20% = $112.
- If the clean still takes 3.5 hours, your cost is 3.5 × $31.50 = $110.25. Profit: $1.75, a margin under 2%.
- If regular upkeep cuts the time to 2.75 hours, cost is $86.63, and $112 leaves you a 22.7% margin.
The lesson: a recurring discount only works when the recurring clean is actually faster. Price the first visit as a deep clean, then offer the lower rate for visits that really take less time.
Watch out: Don't offer a recurring rate to a home you haven't cleaned yet. Quote the first clean separately, and set the ongoing price after you've timed a real visit.
Overhead and margin: what your price has to cover
Your price pays for more than the hours on site. A quick checklist of what has to come out of every job:
- Cleaner wages, plus payroll taxes and workers' comp
- Supplies, equipment wear and replacement
- Driving between jobs (fuel, maintenance, depreciation)
- Insurance and bonding (our guide to cleaning business insurance has 2026 median costs)
- Software, phone, website and marketing
- Your own time spent quoting, scheduling and answering texts
- Profit, so you can survive a slow month and eventually grow
If you're solo and just getting going, our guide on how to start a cleaning business covers the setup costs that feed this list. The wage line is your own pay. Pick a number you'd accept from an employer, and don't let it hide inside "profit," or you'll end up working for free during slow weeks.
One more detail that trips people up: margin and markup are different. Adding 20% to your cost gives you a 16.7% margin, not 20%. Dividing by 0.80, as in the example, gives a true 20% margin. Our post on how to price and write a cleaning bid walks through that difference with a full commercial example, and our house cleaning price calculator walkthrough runs several residential jobs through the same steps.
Tip: Set a minimum charge. A tiny apartment still costs you the drive, the setup and the paperwork. Angi's deep cleaning guide mentions minimum fees of $100 to $150.
When to raise your prices
Working out how much to charge for house cleaning isn't a one-time job. Prices you set in your first month rarely last. Signals it's time to go up:
- Your calendar is full and you're turning work away. Raise prices for new clients first.
- Your costs moved. A wage increase, a new insurance renewal or a jump in mileage costs all change your cost per hour.
- Your jobs keep running long. If a "3.5-hour" home takes 4.5 every time, the price is wrong, not the cleaner.
- It's been a year. Many owners review prices annually so increases are small and expected.
When you do raise prices, give existing clients written notice a few weeks ahead and state the new price plainly. Most won't leave over a modest, well-explained increase, and the ones who do free up slots for clients who pay your current rate.
Set your 2026 house cleaning prices this week
- Time your next five cleans, start to finish, per cleaner.
- Add up last month's overhead and divide by your billable hours.
- Work out your cost per labor hour using the four lines in the worked example.
- Divide by (1 − your target margin) to get your hourly price.
- Build a flat-rate sheet for your three most common home sizes, plus a first-clean price.
- Compare each price to the Angi ranges above and investigate anything far outside them.
- Put your prices and add-ons on every written quote, and itemize them on your invoices. Our cleaning invoice template guide shows what to include.
If you're tired of rebuilding quotes by hand, DusterBook lets you send quotes, book recurring visits and invoice from your phone for $14.99 to $29.99 a month, with a free trial. For the checklists that keep each visit consistent with what you priced, see our cleaning checklist templates.
FAQ
How much should I charge per hour for house cleaning?
Angi's 2026 data puts typical rates at $25 to $50 per cleaner per hour. Where you land should depend on your costs: in our hypothetical example, an $18 wage plus payroll costs, supplies, driving and overhead came to $31.50 an hour, so a 20% margin meant charging $40.
Is it better to charge by the hour or a flat rate for house cleaning?
Flat rates work best for recurring clients because they're predictable and reward you for getting faster. Hourly makes sense for first-time deep cleans or homes you can't assess in advance. Many cleaners calculate from hours but quote a flat rate.
How much should I charge to clean a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house?
Angi's 2026 data shows $130 to $200 for a standard clean of a three-bedroom home and $150 to $300 for a deep clean. In our worked example, 3.5 labor hours at $40 an hour came to $140 for a standard clean.
How much should I charge for a deep clean compared with a regular clean?
Deep cleans typically cost more because they take longer: Angi reports $200 to $400 for a deep clean versus $75 to $175 for a standard one. Price it from the extra hours rather than a fixed percentage, since a neglected home can take twice as long as a maintained one.
Should I give recurring clients a discount?
Only if the recurring clean takes less time. In our example, a 20% discount left under 2% margin when the time didn't change, but about 23% when regular visits cut the time from 3.5 to 2.75 hours.