Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Salary in Maine
The median annual wage for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in Maine is $38,940 ($18.72 per hour) — +5.7% vs. the national median of $36,840. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $38,940
- Mean annual wage
- $41,250
- Median hourly wage
- $18.72
- Employment in ME
- 9,180
9,180 employed · 14.3 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Maine
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,530 | $16.60 |
| 25th percentile | $36,300 | $17.45 |
| Median (50th) | $38,940 | $18.72 |
| 75th percentile | $45,600 | $21.92 |
| 90th percentile | $49,360 | $23.73 |
What this salary is worth in Maine
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $40,124
- Median rent burden
- 35.1%
- Est. affordable home price
- $142,051
Maine prices are 97.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Maine: $1,139/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $974/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 Maine is $296,600 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
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Other salaries in Maine
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- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Maine
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Maine
- Cashiers in Maine
- Construction Laborers in Maine
- Cooks, Restaurant in Maine
- Customer Service Representatives in Maine
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Maine
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Maine
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Maine
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Maine
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Maine
- General and Operations Managers in Maine
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Maine
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Maine
- Human Resources Specialists in Maine
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Maine
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Maine
- Light Truck Drivers in Maine
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Maine
- Management Analysts in Maine
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Maine
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Maine
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Maine
- Nursing Assistants in Maine
- Office Clerks, General in Maine
- Project Management Specialists in Maine
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Maine
- Registered Nurses in Maine
- Retail Salespersons in Maine
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Maine
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Maine
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Maine
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Maine
- Security Guards in Maine
- Software Developers in Maine
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Maine
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Maine
- Waiters and Waitresses in Maine
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.