How this calculator prices a house clean
Most cleaning businesses price from time. You know roughly how many square feet one cleaner covers in an hour. Bathrooms take longer than the rest of the house, so they get extra minutes of their own. The calculator adds the two, multiplies by your hourly rate, then adds any add-ons the customer picked.
- Floor time is the home size divided by your cleaning speed.
- Bathroom time is the number of bathrooms times your minutes per bathroom.
- Total cleaner-hours is the sum of the two, times the multiplier for the type of clean.
- Labor price is cleaner-hours times your rate per cleaner-hour.
- Add-ons are flat prices you set.
- Recurring visits get the discount you set for that frequency. The price never drops below your minimum charge.
The "per month" figure averages the visits over a year. Every 2 weeks is 26 visits a year, which is about 2.17 a month.
Finding your own cleaning speed
The default of 500 sq ft per cleaner-hour is a placeholder for the example. Your real speed depends on your checklist, the clutter and your team. To find it, time your next few standard cleans. Divide the home size by the total cleaner-hours spent. Use the average here, and the calculator will match how your team actually works.
Checking your price
Look at the "what you earn per labor hour" line. It divides the price before tax by the cleaner-hours. If that number does not cover wages, supplies, driving and profit, raise your rate or your minimum.
Pricing a deep clean or a move-out? Use the deep cleaning and move-out calculator. Bidding an office? Use the janitorial bid calculator.
Questions
How much should I charge to clean a house?
Start from your cost per hour, including wages, supplies, insurance and travel, then add profit. Enter that as your rate per cleaner-hour. The calculator turns it into a job price from the home size and bathrooms, so two homes of different sizes get consistent prices.
Should I charge by the hour or by the square foot?
Customers usually prefer a flat price. This calculator uses time to build the flat price, so you still get paid for the hours the job takes. You can see the hours in the math and on the "per labor hour" line.
How much of a discount should recurring customers get?
That is your call. Recurring homes are usually faster to clean because they stay tidier, so a small discount can still pay the same per hour. The defaults here are examples only. Set the discount for each frequency in the rates section.
Are the default rates real market prices?
No. They are starting points so the example produces a number. Replace them with your own rates. We save your rates in this browser so you only enter them once.
Can I send the quote to my customer?
Yes. Fill in your business name and the customer, then copy the quote text into a text message or email, or print it and save it as a PDF.