Janitor / Custodial Technician
Federal figures put this role between $28,640 and $50,270 a year, with a national median of $36,840.
What this role pays.
We have not closed enough commercial cleaning & facilities maintenance searches to publish a band of our own for this seat, so the figures above are the federal 10th to 90th percentile spread rather than a My Trade Talent band. They are national and not adjusted for experience or region.
The federal occupation for this role 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.
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.
Janitor / Custodial Technician vs Cleaning Supervisor.
This is the seat that does the work, and the federal data publishes it properly: janitors and cleaners, a national median of $36,840 and a tenth-to-ninetieth spread of $28,640 to $50,270. The supervisor is a different job rather than a senior version of this one - shift cover, staffing a building, walk-throughs, and being the person the property manager calls. What is hard in this trade is rarely finding cleaners; it is finding the person who keeps a crew turning up on nights and weekends.
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.
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