Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Salary in Delaware
The median annual wage for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in Delaware is $35,320 ($16.98 per hour) — -4.1% vs. the national median of $36,840. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $35,320
- Mean annual wage
- $37,870
- Median hourly wage
- $16.98
- Employment in DE
- 9,220
9,220 employed · 19.0 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Delaware
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,200 | $15.00 |
| 25th percentile | $31,300 | $15.05 |
| Median (50th) | $35,320 | $16.98 |
| 75th percentile | $41,690 | $20.05 |
| 90th percentile | $48,530 | $23.33 |
What this salary is worth in Delaware
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $35,388
- Median rent burden
- 47.6%
- Est. affordable home price
- $128,845
Delaware prices are 99.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Delaware: $1,401/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $883/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Delaware is $352,000 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners salary in other states
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Other salaries in Delaware
- Accountants and Auditors in Delaware
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Delaware
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Delaware
- Cashiers in Delaware
- Construction Laborers in Delaware
- Cooks, Restaurant in Delaware
- Customer Service Representatives in Delaware
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Delaware
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Delaware
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Delaware
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Delaware
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Delaware
- General and Operations Managers in Delaware
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Delaware
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Delaware
- Human Resources Specialists in Delaware
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Delaware
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Delaware
- Light Truck Drivers in Delaware
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Delaware
- Management Analysts in Delaware
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Delaware
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Delaware
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Delaware
- Nursing Assistants in Delaware
- Office Clerks, General in Delaware
- Project Management Specialists in Delaware
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Delaware
- Registered Nurses in Delaware
- Retail Salespersons in Delaware
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Delaware
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Delaware
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Delaware
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Delaware
- Security Guards in Delaware
- Software Developers in Delaware
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Delaware
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Delaware
- Waiters and Waitresses in Delaware
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.