Cleaning Supervisor
We place this role around $46,650 a year at mid experience. That is one reported figure rather than a range: we publish a range only where our own sample supports one.
What this role pays.
That band is mid experience, built from our own engagement history. Experience and region move it - the salary calculator applies both.
The federal occupation covering this trade is Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (SOC 37-2011), May 2025. Nationally it reports a median of $36,840 , with the middle of the market between $28,640 and $50,270. That is a trade-level occupation, not this exact job title, so read it as context rather than a figure for this seat.
Where it pays most.
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners across the metros we cover, May 2025. BLS publishes a median for 112 of them and withholds the rest, where the local sample was too small to be reliable.
| Metro | Median | Employed there |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | $46,550 | 43,160 |
| Seattle | $46,490 | 26,820 |
| San Francisco | $44,180 | 29,930 |
| San Jose | $43,870 | 15,780 |
| New York | $42,840 | 183,030 |
| Bakersfield | $42,490 | 4,060 |
| boulder co | $42,440 | 1,710 |
| Sacramento | $41,450 | 14,020 |
| Baton Rouge | $28,690 | 5,300 |
| Little Rock | $29,660 | 4,990 |
| New Orleans | $30,020 | 6,070 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. The last three rows are the lowest-paying metros in the same set. Headcount is metro-wide across every industry, not this trade alone.
Cleaning Supervisor vs Janitor / Custodial Technician.
A supervisor staffs and schedules a building rather than cleaning it: shift cover, walk-throughs, supplies, and the call from the property manager when something is wrong. BLS publishes no distinct occupation for the seat, so there is no federal band on this page the way there is on the janitor page. The cleaner page carries the federal data; this page carries the job.
Janitor / Custodial Technician: what it pays and what the search takes
Credentials that move an offer.
No single credential reliably moves an offer in this seat. Employers screen on demonstrated commercial experience instead, which makes the resume harder to read and the reference check worth more.
Licensing is a state question, not a national one. The Commercial Cleaning & Facilities Maintenance hiring page carries the state-by-state position, and every market page names the authority for that state.
What the search actually takes.
We have closed 0 commercial cleaning & facilities maintenance searches in 2026 year to date, which is below the 8 we require before publishing a median. We would rather print the count than a number the sample cannot carry. The Hiring Index shows what we do and do not have.
Keep reading.
- 2026 Commercial Cleaning & Facilities Maintenance Salary Guide - the full benchmark by role.
- Commercial Cleaning & Facilities Maintenance recruiting - how we run this trade.
- Salary calculator - the band by experience and region.
- Commercial Cleaning & Facilities Maintenance hiring in Houston - one market in detail.
- Hiring Index - how long our searches actually take.
Other Commercial Cleaning & Facilities Maintenance roles we recruit
All 56 roles we recruit - every trade, every seat.