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Commercial Cleaning & FM recruiters serving Port St. Lucie.

Janitors and cleaners are scarcer in Port St. Lucie than in most of the country, 27% fewer per job, so the roughly 1,770 who work here are rarely short of offers. BLS counts 166 business locations of janitorial and commercial cleaning companies across the metro. We recruit Commercial Cleaning & FM talent in Port St. Lucie from a standing, credential-verified pipeline. Below: local pay for every role we staff and the nearby markets competing for the same people.

Positions we recruit for in Port St. Lucie.

BLS counts about 2,020 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Port St. Lucie metro, the largest group being janitors and cleaners (about 1,770). Relative to the size of the local economy, janitors and cleaners are far less concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 0.73). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Commercial Cleaning & FM hub.

Cleaning Team Member / Janitor

Port St. Lucie: 1,770 employed · $34,550 median, 79th-highest of 112 metros

Cleaning Team Lead / Supervisor

Port St. Lucie: 250 employed · $51,930 median, 35th-highest of 111 metros

Site Manager / Account Manager

Port St. Lucie: 220 employed · $90,860 median, 101st-highest of 110 metros

Regional Operations Manager

Port St. Lucie: 3,850 employed · $94,910 median, 90th-highest of 112 metros

Facilities Manager

Port St. Lucie: 130 employed · $90,030 median, 109th-highest of 112 metros

Facilities Coordinator

Port St. Lucie: 1,770 employed · $44,270 median, 90th-highest of 111 metros

Building Engineer

Port St. Lucie: 1,510 employed · $72,540 median, 100th-highest of 112 metros

Healthcare Cleaning Specialist

Data Center / Cleanroom Cleaner

VP of Operations

Port St. Lucie: $127,100 median, 96th-highest of 98 metros

What Commercial Cleaning & FM roles earn in Port St. Lucie.

In the Port St. Lucie metro, the median wage for janitors and cleaners is $34,550 a year, 6% below the $36,840 national median. Most earn between $29,930 and $43,070. Of the other roles listed, first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers earn the most locally, at a $51,930 median.

What these roles pay in Port St. Lucie
RolePort St. Lucie medianTypical rangeNational medianvs. nationalEmployed locally
Cleaning Team Member / Janitor · Healthcare Cleaning Specialist · Data Center / Cleanroom CleanerJanitors and Cleaners (37-2011)$34,550$29,930–$43,070$36,840−6%1,770
Cleaning Team Lead / SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers (37-1011)$51,930$37,240–$83,080$49,100+6%250
Site Manager / Account ManagerAdministrative Services Managers (11-3012)$90,860$49,780–$155,360$114,130−20%220
Regional Operations ManagerGeneral and Operations Managers (11-1021)$94,910$47,600–$206,970$105,770−10%3,850
Facilities ManagerFacilities Managers (11-3013)$90,030$52,250–$162,720$106,660−16%130
Facilities CoordinatorSecretaries and Administrative Assistants (43-6014)$44,270$32,540–$60,190$47,540−7%1,770
Building EngineerFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011)$72,540$48,090–$108,320$79,920−9%1,510
VP of OperationsChief Executives (11-1011)$127,100$73,940–$327,420$213,990−41%

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Port St. Lucie metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide.

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How Port St. Lucie's commercial cleaning & fm market has changed since 2018.

The number of janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in Port St. Lucie rose from 123 in 2018 to 166 in 2023, up 35%, ahead of the 14% national rise. Headcount at those firms went up 10%, to about 612 people. Average annual pay there went from $20,912 to $28,944 (+38%), in step with the 36% national increase.

Port St. Lucie, 2018 vs 2023
Measure20182023Change
Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: business locations123166+35%
Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: employment554612+10%
Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: average annual pay$20,912$28,944+38%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.

Port St. Lucie · commercial cleaning · market scale
1,770employed in the Port St. Lucie metro
0.73concentration vs. the national rate
$34,550BLS metro median, all janitors and building cleaners

Port St. Lucie runs 27% fewer commercial cleaning workers per job than the country as a whole — well below the national concentration. A thinner local pool 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.

Local market detail

How Port St. Lucie's commercial cleaning market compares

166janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in the metro
612people on their payrolls
$28,944average annual pay at these firms
+1.3%change in headcount over the year

Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Port St. Lucie ranks 100th for headcount, 71st for median pay and 96th for concentration for janitors and building cleaners. That makes it one of the thinnest commercial cleaning labor markets we recruit in.

Florida metros we cover: Janitors and Building Cleaners
MetroEmployedMedian payConcentrationCommercial employers
Miami41,890$34,1801.052,363
Orlando21,620$34,5901.081,087
Tampa18,460$34,8000.901,224
Jacksonville8,450$35,4500.78526
North Port-Sarasota3,940$35,5300.82442
Cape Coral-Fort Myers3,890$35,3900.90394
Lakeland3,520$32,5100.93190
Palm Bay-Melbourne3,100$32,8100.89219
Deltona-Daytona2,710$34,5800.87296
Pensacola2,490$32,0100.92141
Port St. Lucie1,770$34,5500.73166

BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.

What this means for hiring:For commercial cleaning employers in Port St. Lucie, the local pool is thin but growing. Expect a mix of local candidates and people recruited in from nearby metros, and budget for relocation on senior roles.

Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Port St. Lucie metro. Employers are counted by business location.

Nearby markets competing for Port St. Lucie talent.

The closest metro we cover is Palm Bay-Melbourne, about 55 miles away, with roughly 3,100 janitors and cleaners (1.8 times Port St. Lucie's 1,770). Pay is close across the region: medians run from $32,510 in Lakeland to $35,390 in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, against $34,550 here. Miami has the deepest pool within reach, so a search for senior roles here usually extends there.

Janitors and cleaners within 300 miles
MetroDistanceEmployedMedian pay
Port St. Lucie1,770$34,550
Palm Bay-Melbourne53 mi3,100$32,810
Miami105 mi41,890$34,180
Orlando106 mi21,620$34,590
Lakeland111 mi3,520$32,510
Cape Coral-Fort Myers111 mi3,890$35,390

BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.

Frequently asked - Commercial Cleaning & FM hiring in Port St. Lucie.

What do janitors and cleaners earn in Port St. Lucie?

BLS puts the Port St. Lucie median for janitors and cleaners at $34,550 a year, 6% below the $36,840 national median. That ranks 79th of 112 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Pay is bunched together here, $29,930 to $43,070 across the 10th to 90th percentile, so small differences in an offer are noticed. No other Florida metro we cover pays more for this work.

Is it hard to hire janitors and cleaners in Port St. Lucie?

Yes. Port St. Lucie has 27% fewer janitors and cleaners per job than the country as a whole, roughly 1,770 in the metro, so most of the people worth hiring are already employed. The 166 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies here average about 3.7 employees per location, mostly small shops, so candidates often know every employer in town by name. With 35% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.

Which commercial cleaning & fm roles pay the most in Port St. Lucie?

Of the roles we recruit for, VP of Operations pays the most in Port St. Lucie, a $127,100 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Cleaning Team Lead / Supervisor at $51,930, 59% below it. Cleaning Team Member / Janitor is the lowest-paid field role at $34,550. Relative to national pay, Cleaning Team Lead / Supervisor is the strongest-paying role here (6% above). VP of Operations trails national pay the most (41% below).

How many janitorial and commercial cleaning companies operate in Port St. Lucie?

BLS counted 166 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in Port St. Lucie in 2023, employing about 612 people between them. Up from 123 in 2018, a 35% increase against 14% growth nationally. That averages 3.7 people per location, so most are small shops. They pay an average of $28,944, 11% below the $32,388 national average for the same kind of employer.

Which nearby metros compete with Port St. Lucie for janitors and cleaners?

The closest metros we cover with published figures are Palm Bay-Melbourne (53 miles, about 3,100, $32,810 median), Miami (105 miles, about 41,890, $34,180 median) and Orlando (106 miles, about 21,620, $34,590 median). Palm Bay-Melbourne has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. Port St. Lucie out-pays Palm Bay-Melbourne, an advantage when recruiting from there.

Thin market. Short list anyway.

With janitors and cleaners this scarce in Port St. Lucie, an open seat rarely fills from a job posting. Let's line up the people before the next one opens.

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