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Average Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners Salary in New York

Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners in New York earn a median annual salary of $42,890, which is +23.7% compared to the national median. There are 45,640 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for New York (state).

$42,890
New York median annual wage
$21/hour median
+23.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $34,660
45,640
Local employment
4.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.86
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$32,380
25th
$35,880
Median
$42,890
75th
$58,560
90th
$81,010

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in New York, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
107.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$39,742
Goods: 107.3%
Services: 134.4%
Rents: 122.2%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Hawaii$51,530Compare11,190
Nevada$44,920Compare23,600
California$40,200Compare103,480
Washington$39,410Compare18,720
District of Columbia$38,990Compare4,050
Massachusetts$38,150Compare15,580

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in New York

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, All Other$237,7100.68
Psychiatrists$228,5802.51
Chief Executives$219,3200.60
Radiologists$216,4201.20
Financial Managers$215,7401.33
Anesthesiologists$215,7400.71
Physicians, Pathologists$215,7401.29
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$215,6301.65

New York has salary data for 794 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners in New York

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Maids And Housekeeping Cleaners are projected to change by +0.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 193,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.