Commercial Cleaning & FM recruiters serving Rochester.
Rochester has 35% more janitors and cleaners per job than the country as a whole, about 9,520 in the metro. BLS counts 364 business locations of janitorial and commercial cleaning companies across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Rochester.
BLS counts about 10,010 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Rochester metro, the largest group being janitors and cleaners (about 9,520). Relative to the size of the local economy, janitors and cleaners are far more concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 1.35). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Commercial Cleaning & FM hub.
Cleaning Team Member / Janitor
Rochester: 9,520 employed · $37,160 median, 35th-highest of 112 metros
Cleaning Team Lead / Supervisor
Rochester: 490 employed · $53,010 median, 33rd-highest of 111 metros
Site Manager / Account Manager
Rochester: 530 employed · $127,410 median, 17th-highest of 110 metros
Regional Operations Manager
Rochester: 9,230 employed · $103,690 median, 53rd-highest of 112 metros
Facilities Manager
Rochester: 460 employed · $122,980 median, 9th-highest of 112 metros
Facilities Coordinator
Rochester: 6,230 employed · $46,770 median, 59th-highest of 111 metros
Building Engineer
Rochester: 2,080 employed · $81,380 median, 40th-highest of 112 metros
Healthcare Cleaning Specialist
Data Center / Cleanroom Cleaner
VP of Operations
Rochester: 370 employed · $237,180 median, 34th-highest of 98 metros
What Commercial Cleaning & FM roles earn in Rochester.
Janitors and cleaners in Rochester earn a median $37,160, level with the $36,840 national figure, and 35th of 112 metros. Pay runs $32,240 at the tenth percentile to $47,610 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers, at $53,010 against $49,100 nationally.
| Role | Rochester median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning Team Member / Janitor · Healthcare Cleaning Specialist · Data Center / Cleanroom CleanerJanitors and Cleaners (37-2011) | $37,160 | $32,240–$47,610 | $36,840 | +1% | 9,520 |
| Cleaning Team Lead / SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers (37-1011) | $53,010 | $38,220–$76,380 | $49,100 | +8% | 490 |
| Site Manager / Account ManagerAdministrative Services Managers (11-3012) | $127,410 | $85,390–$204,850 | $114,130 | +12% | 530 |
| Regional Operations ManagerGeneral and Operations Managers (11-1021) | $103,690 | $54,090–$234,220 | $105,770 | −2% | 9,230 |
| Facilities ManagerFacilities Managers (11-3013) | $122,980 | $76,070–$203,610 | $106,660 | +15% | 460 |
| Facilities CoordinatorSecretaries and Administrative Assistants (43-6014) | $46,770 | $36,590–$61,740 | $47,540 | −2% | 6,230 |
| Building EngineerFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $81,380 | $59,560–$123,430 | $79,920 | +2% | 2,080 |
| VP of OperationsChief Executives (11-1011) | $237,180 | $150,510–$786,180 | $213,990 | +11% | 370 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Rochester metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Rochester's commercial cleaning & FM market has changed since 2018.
The number of janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in Rochester rose from 341 in 2018 to 364 in 2023, up 7%, behind the 14% growth nationally.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: business locations | 341 | 364 | +7% |
| Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: employment | – | 2,942 | – |
| Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: average annual pay | – | $24,830 | – |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free Commercial Cleaning & FM hiring resources.
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Rochester runs 35% more commercial cleaning workers per job than the country as a whole — well above the national concentration. More per job means more people to reach, and more employers reaching 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 Rochester's commercial cleaning market compares
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Rochester ranks 42nd for headcount, 32nd for median pay and 5th for concentration for janitors and building cleaners. That puts it among the deepest commercial cleaning labor markets in the country.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 183,030 | $42,840 | 1.36 | 5,179 |
| Rochester | 9,520 | $37,160 | 1.35 | 364 |
| Buffalo | 9,290 | $37,380 | 1.22 | 394 |
| Albany | 8,880 | $37,810 | 1.39 | 300 |
| Syracuse | 6,010 | $38,230 | 1.41 | 211 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial cleaning employers in Rochester, the pool is deep and still growing, so the constraint is competition rather than supply. Move fast on good candidates, because another local firm is probably talking to them too.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Rochester metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Nearby markets competing for Rochester talent.
The closest metro we cover is Buffalo, about 65 miles away, with roughly 9,290 janitors and cleaners (1.0 times Rochester's 9,520). Pay is close across the region: medians run from $36,570 in Scranton to $38,230 in Syracuse, against $37,160 here. Rochester is the largest market for this work in the region, so nearby metros tend to recruit from here rather than the other way round.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | – | 9,520 | $37,160 |
| Buffalo | 66 mi | 9,290 | $37,380 |
| Syracuse | 74 mi | 6,010 | $38,230 |
| Scranton | 157 mi | 3,400 | $36,570 |
| Albany | 198 mi | 8,880 | $37,810 |
| Harrisburg | 203 mi | 4,240 | $36,710 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Rochester crews.
Not commercial cleaning & FM work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Rochester in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- QED Technologies expansion$18.7MRibbon-cut August 5, 2026
Added up to 20,000 sq ft to the University Avenue facility for a new R&D center and expanded precision optics fabrication capacity.
- University of Rochester Institute of Optics research complex$200MGroundbreaking 2026
A major research facility anchoring the region's optics/photonics talent pipeline - lab-grade mechanical and electrical construction distinct from manufacturing-floor work.
- Sydor Optics manufacturing expansion$32M+New 100,000 sq ft facility, up to 36 new jobs
A new photonics manufacturing facility to accommodate continued growth - one of the largest single optics-manufacturing capital projects in the region's history.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Rochester market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for commercial cleaning & FM, and what kills offers in Rochester.
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 licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - Commercial Cleaning & FM hiring in Rochester.
What do janitors and cleaners earn in Rochester?
BLS puts the Rochester median for janitors and cleaners at $37,160 a year, about the same as the $36,840 national median. That ranks 35th of 112 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Pay is bunched together here, $32,240 to $47,610 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.5x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. Within New York, New York pays more, at $42,840.
Is it hard to hire janitors and cleaners in Rochester?
Not by national standards. Janitors and cleaners make up 35% more of the Rochester workforce than they do nationally, about 9,520 people. The 364 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies here average about 8.1 employees per location.
Which commercial cleaning & FM roles pay the most in Rochester?
Of the roles we recruit for, VP of Operations pays the most in Rochester, a $237,180 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Cleaning Team Lead / Supervisor at $53,010, 78% below it. Cleaning Team Member / Janitor is the lowest-paid field role at $37,160. Relative to national pay, Facilities Manager is the strongest-paying role here (15% above).
How many janitorial and commercial cleaning companies operate in Rochester?
BLS counted 364 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in Rochester in 2023, employing about 2,942 people between them. Up from 341 in 2018, a 7% increase against 14% growth nationally. That averages 8.1 people per location. They pay an average of $24,830, 23% below the $32,388 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Rochester for janitors and cleaners?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Buffalo (66 miles, about 9,290, $37,380 median), Syracuse (74 miles, about 6,010, $38,230 median) and Scranton (157 miles, about 3,400, $36,570 median).
Plenty of people. Few of them looking.
Rochester has one of the deeper pools of janitors and cleaners we cover, but the best of them are already working. Let's find the ones ready to move.
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