Commercial cleaning & FM recruiters serving Dallas-Fort Worth.
Corporate campuses, data center adjacency, and DFW/Love Field aviation drive premium supervisor and FM demand. CIMS + BOMI certifications command 10-20% premiums.
Certification is the clearest wage signal in this market.
DFW's hub page does not publish a dedicated cleaning/FM wage table - only a general note that CIMS and BOMI certifications command a 10-20% premium. We'd rather tell you that plainly than manufacture a more specific figure we can't back up.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial cleaning and FM contractors in Dallas-Fort Worth against that documented context.
Three named drivers, three distinct account types.
Named directly in the metro's own data.
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5,000+ permanent jobs opening 2027 - the named corporate-campus driver behind premium facilities management and janitorial supervisor demand.
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DFW is now a top-3 US data center market - the named driver behind mission-critical facilities management demand, distinct from standard commercial cleaning.
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Phased construction through 2027 - the named driver behind sustained aviation-facility cleaning and FM demand alongside Love Field.
What candidates expect. What credentials matter. What kills offers.
We don't tell prospective clients who their competitors are hiring - that's a discipline our clients value, and we'll honor it on a call. What we will share publicly: how DFW commercial cleaning and FM hiring actually plays out in 2026.
Why we name Goldman Sachs, the data center campuses, and Terminal F
All three are named directly in the metro's own data: Goldman Sachs' $500M campus and corporate-campus growth broadly, the ~$8B data center buildout, and the $1.6B DFW Airport Terminal F project.
Why CIMS + BOMI certifications matter here
The hub is specific that CIMS and BOMI certifications command a 10-20% premium - a documented range, not a vague claim, reflecting genuine scarcity in supervisor and FM-credentialed talent.
Why mission-critical (data center) FM is a distinct tier
Data center facilities management carries uptime and access-control requirements that standard commercial cleaning doesn't - we source that distinction directly rather than treating all FM roles as interchangeable.
What the BLS cleaning wage for Dallas-Fort Worth covers
The BLS median on this page is for janitors and building cleaners across the whole Dallas-Fort Worth metro, every industry. BLS reports these workers in that one series, with no cleanroom or healthcare-grade breakout, so it does not price the two specialty tiers this page is about. We quote those on the call rather than publish a $/hr figure we cannot source.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified CIMS/BOMI-certified supervisors and mission-critical FM experience for the data center and corporate-campus accounts, distinct from standard janitorial staffing.
The commercial cleaning & FM positions we fill in Dallas-Fort Worth, most often.
Across all DFW commercial cleaning and FM clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- Facilities manager (mission-critical / data center)
- Cleaning supervisor (CIMS/BOMI certified)
- Aviation-facility cleaning technician
- Standard commercial janitorial staff
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Dallas-Fort Worth, see the Dallas-Fort Worth metro overview. To learn more about commercial cleaning and FM generally (across all 100+ markets we serve), see our Commercial Cleaning & FM industry page.
What commercial cleaning and FM roles pay in Dallas-Fort Worth.
| Role | Dallas-Fort Worth median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Janitor / Commercial CleanerJanitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (37-2011) | $34,860 | $26,430–$47,580 | $36,840 | −5% | 48,360 |
| Housekeeping & Janitorial SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers (37-1011) | $45,290 | $30,880–$70,860 | $49,100 | −8% | 3,310 |
| Facilities ManagerFacilities Managers (11-3013) | $98,170 | $56,960–$170,090 | $106,660 | −8% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Dallas-Fort Worth metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile. Facilities managers are counted metro-wide across every industry rather than in cleaning alone, so that row is a local pay benchmark and not a headcount for this trade.
How we recruit commercial cleaning & FM in Dallas-Fort Worth, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in DFW's commercial cleaning and FM segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the account type, the budget, your dealbreakers. For DFW cleaning/FM work, we also confirm whether the role requires CIMS/BOMI certification or mission-critical access clearance.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing DFW commercial cleaning and FM candidate network, filtered for the right certification and account experience.
- Vetted short list (week one to several weeks). Three to five candidates. We verify real facilities/cleaning management history rather than a line on a resume.
- Offer and close. We help with offer math against DFW's documented 10-20% certification premium.
Dallas-Fort Worth runs 16% fewer commercial cleaning workers per job than the country as a whole — below the national concentration. Fewer per job means the people you want are already working, and usually for someone who would rather keep them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 , Janitors and Building Cleaners. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Dallas-Fort Worth's commercial cleaning market compares
In 2023 the Dallas-Fort Worth metro had 1,610 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies (counted by business location), with about 23,219 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $32,733, in line with the national average of $32,388 for the same kind of employer. Headcount grew 0.7% over the year, a little behind the 1.1% national increase. That works out to 20 per 100,000 residents against 25 nationally. Fewer local employers means experienced people are easier to identify, but many work for firms based outside the metro.
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Dallas-Fort Worth ranks 6th for headcount, 67th for median pay and 80th for concentration for janitors and building cleaners.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Houston | 48,880 | $30,650 | 1.05 | 1,129 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | 48,360 | $34,860 | 0.84 | 1,610 |
| Austin | 15,470 | $36,930 | 0.84 | 495 |
| San Antonio | 15,420 | $34,540 | 0.96 | 433 |
| El Paso | 5,640 | $30,630 | 1.17 | 108 |
| McAllen | 4,090 | $31,300 | 0.97 | 65 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial cleaning employers in Dallas-Fort Worth, the headline number is misleading. About 48,360 janitors and building cleaners work here, one of the larger workforces we cover, but relative to the size of the local economy the trade is thinner than average, so every other employer is drawing on the same people. Local employers are still adding headcount, which keeps competition for experienced people high. Expect to recruit people who are already employed, and to make the case for moving.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Dallas-Fort Worth metro. Employers are counted by business location.
We have not closed a commercial cleaning & facilities maintenance search in Dallas-Fort Worth yet. Here is what we have closed.
These are other trades in the same market. We would rather show you the searches we have actually run in Dallas-Fort Worth than imply a record in this trade that we do not have yet.
- Apprentice ElectricianA tradesman already in our network for nine months, matched to the right opening and hired within a week.
- Electrical Service ManagerTwenty-five years running electrical service departments, with the national accounts to match.
- Electrical SuperintendentFourteen weeks, and worth it: a superintendent who has run USACE electrical work on a remote Pacific atoll.
Nearby markets competing for Dallas-Fort Worth talent.
The closest metro we cover is Austin, about 180 miles away, with roughly 15,470 janitors and cleaners (0.3 times Dallas-Fort Worth's 48,360). Austin pays the most nearby, a $36,930 median, 6% above Dallas-Fort Worth. That is the number any Dallas-Fort Worth offer is competing with when experienced people weigh a move.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
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| Dallas-Fort Worth | – | 48,360 | $34,860 |
| Austin | 182 mi | 15,470 | $36,930 |
| Oklahoma City | 190 mi | 8,020 | $31,960 |
| Houston | 225 mi | 48,880 | $30,650 |
| Tulsa | 237 mi | 5,140 | $32,170 |
| San Antonio | 253 mi | 15,420 | $34,540 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What credentials matter for commercial cleaning & FM, and what kills offers in Dallas-Fort Worth.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 5 things that most often end a commercial cleaning & FM offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: Commercial cleaning & FM credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked — commercial cleaning & FM hiring in Dallas-Fort Worth.
What does it cost to hire commercial cleaning staff in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Median pay for janitors and building cleaners in Dallas-Fort Worth is $34,860 a year, per BLS. That is the midpoint for the metro, so half the market is paid above it — an offer at or below the median asks someone to move for no raise. Specialty and supervisory roles sit well above it, and the wage table on this page breaks those out by role.
How hard is it to hire commercial cleaning staff in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Dallas-Fort Worth has 16% fewer janitors and building cleaners per job than the country as a whole, below the national concentration. Dallas-Fort Worth employs about 48,360 of them. A thinner pool means the people you want already have jobs, usually with someone who would rather keep them. Filling these seats is outbound work, not a posting.
How many commercial cleaning employers are there in Dallas-Fort Worth?
In 2023 the Dallas-Fort Worth metro had 1,610 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies (counted by business location), with about 23,219 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $32,733, in line with the national average of $32,388 for the same kind of employer. Source: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2023.
How does Dallas-Fort Worth compare with other metros for cleaning hiring?
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Dallas-Fort Worth ranks 6th for headcount, 67th for median pay and 80th for concentration for janitors and building cleaners.
How does Dallas-Fort Worth compare with other Texas metros for cleaning talent?
Dallas-Fort Worth has the 2nd-largest janitors and building cleaners workforce of the 6 Texas metros we cover, with about 48,360. For comparison: Houston (48,880), Austin (15,470), San Antonio (15,420). Candidates often move between these metros, so a search here usually reaches into them too.
What does a facilities manager earn in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2026?
DFW's hub page does not publish a dedicated cleaning/FM wage table - only a general note that CIMS and BOMI certifications command a 10-20% premium. We'd rather tell you that directly than estimate a more specific figure we can't back up.
What are DFW's named commercial cleaning & FM demand centers?
Goldman Sachs' $500M Dallas campus, the region's ~$8B data center buildout (DFW is now a top-3 US data center market), and the $1.6B DFW Airport Terminal F project.
Is commercial cleaning and FM talent expensive to staff in Dallas-Fort Worth?
CIMS and BOMI-certified supervisors command a 10-20% premium in DFW - genuinely scarce credentialed talent, tied to corporate campus, data center, and airport account growth.
How fast can My Trade Talent fill a commercial cleaning or FM role in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Mission-critical and certified-supervisor roles run longer than standard janitorial staffing given the credential requirement. First slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours regardless.
Hiring commercial cleaning & FM talent in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you timeline and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.