Cleaning Service Pricing Calculator
Cleaning is usually priced per visit, not per hour — but the per-visit price should still be built from a sustainable hourly rate, travel time and supplies cost.
Cleaning-specific cost considerations
- Recurring clients (weekly/biweekly) typically justify a lower per-visit price than one-time deep cleans, which take longer per square foot.
- Vehicle wear, fuel and insurance are easy to under-count in overhead — track actual mileage costs.
- A square-foot or room-count based estimator is a natural future enhancement once you have enough job data.
Worked example
$45,000 income, $9,000 overhead, 48 weeks, 35 hrs/week, 75% utilization, 2 labor hrs + 0.3 travel hrs per visit, $8 supplies:
- Billable hours: 48 × 35 × 0.75 = 1,260 hours/year
- Recommended hourly rate: $54,000 ÷ 1,260 ≈ $42.86/hour (before reserve/margin)
- Price per visit: (2.3 hrs × $42.86) + $8 supplies ≈ $106.58
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Frequently asked questions
Should I charge more for a first-time deep clean?
Yes — first visits typically take longer. Price the first visit separately from recurring maintenance visits.
How do I price for house size?
Use average labor hours for your typical home size as a starting point, then adjust per job based on square footage and room count.
Validate a cleaning price against the actual property
The calculated price is a useful operating baseline, but condition, access and service frequency often matter more than square footage alone. A walkthrough or detailed checklist protects both the customer and the cleaner from mismatched expectations.
Quote consistently
- Use a standard checklist for rooms, surfaces, appliances and requested add-ons.
- Record travel, setup, laundry and supply restocking as part of paid production time.
- Create separate prices for first cleans, recurring maintenance and move-out work.
Confirm before committing
- Heavy buildup, pets, parking restrictions and access delays can change labor materially.
- Two-person crews reduce elapsed time but do not automatically reduce total labor hours.
- Consumables and equipment replacement should remain visible in job cost.