Commercial Cleaning & FM recruiters serving Salt Lake City.
About 10,610 janitors and cleaners work in the Salt Lake City metro, at a $34,970 median. BLS counts 429 business locations of janitorial and commercial cleaning companies across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Salt Lake City.
BLS counts about 11,420 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Salt Lake City metro, the largest group being janitors and cleaners (about 10,610). Relative to the size of the local economy, janitors and cleaners are less concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 0.90). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Commercial Cleaning & FM hub.
Cleaning Team Member / Janitor
Salt Lake City: 10,610 employed · $34,970 median, 74th-highest of 112 metros
Cleaning Team Lead / Supervisor
Salt Lake City: 810 employed · $50,390 median, 42nd-highest of 111 metros
Site Manager / Account Manager
Salt Lake City: 1,090 employed · $132,290 median, 9th-highest of 110 metros
Regional Operations Manager
Salt Lake City: 20,870 employed · $103,710 median, 52nd-highest of 112 metros
Facilities Manager
Salt Lake City: 850 employed · $101,230 median, 73rd-highest of 112 metros
Facilities Coordinator
Salt Lake City: 6,670 employed · $47,910 median, 38th-highest of 111 metros
Building Engineer
Salt Lake City: 6,160 employed · $78,730 median, 55th-highest of 112 metros
Healthcare Cleaning Specialist
Data Center / Cleanroom Cleaner
VP of Operations
Salt Lake City: 1,690 employed · $190,400 median, 72nd-highest of 98 metros
What Commercial Cleaning & FM roles earn in Salt Lake City.
Janitors and cleaners in Salt Lake City earn a median $34,970, 5% under the $36,840 national figure, and 74th of 112 metros. Pay runs $25,150 at the tenth percentile to $47,410 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers, at $50,390 against $49,100 nationally.
| Role | Salt Lake City median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning Team Member / Janitor · Healthcare Cleaning Specialist · Data Center / Cleanroom CleanerJanitors and Cleaners (37-2011) | $34,970 | $25,150–$47,410 | $36,840 | −5% | 10,610 |
| Cleaning Team Lead / SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers (37-1011) | $50,390 | $36,930–$75,060 | $49,100 | +3% | 810 |
| Site Manager / Account ManagerAdministrative Services Managers (11-3012) | $132,290 | $74,720–$199,990 | $114,130 | +16% | 1,090 |
| Regional Operations ManagerGeneral and Operations Managers (11-1021) | $103,710 | $44,090–$221,230 | $105,770 | −2% | 20,870 |
| Facilities ManagerFacilities Managers (11-3013) | $101,230 | $66,350–$152,000 | $106,660 | −5% | 850 |
| Facilities CoordinatorSecretaries and Administrative Assistants (43-6014) | $47,910 | $33,950–$65,430 | $47,540 | +1% | 6,670 |
| Building EngineerFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011) | $78,730 | $58,480–$108,840 | $79,920 | −1% | 6,160 |
| VP of OperationsChief Executives (11-1011) | $190,400 | $77,490–$486,800 | $213,990 | −11% | 1,690 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City's commercial cleaning & FM market has changed since 2018.
The number of janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in Salt Lake City rose from 365 in 2018 to 429 in 2023, up 18%, ahead of the 14% national rise. Headcount at those firms went down 4%, to about 4,367 people, so more firms are sharing fewer workers. Average annual pay there went from $20,473 to $29,014 (+42%), faster than the 36% national increase, a sign employers here have had to bid up.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: business locations | 365 | 429 | +18% |
| Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: employment | 4,530 | 4,367 | −4% |
| Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: average annual pay | $20,473 | $29,014 | +42% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
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Salt Lake City runs 10% 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 Salt Lake City's commercial cleaning market compares
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Salt Lake City ranks 39th for headcount, 66th for median pay and 66th for concentration for janitors and building cleaners.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City | 10,610 | $34,970 | 0.90 | 429 |
| Provo | 4,840 | $31,190 | 1.12 | 141 |
| Ogden | 4,240 | $30,860 | 1.10 | 143 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial cleaning employers in Salt Lake City, the local pool is thin and local employers have been cutting headcount. Senior hires often come from outside the metro or from adjacent trades, so start searches earlier than you would elsewhere.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Salt Lake City metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Commercial Cleaning & FM licensing in Utah.
Utah does not license cleaning, janitorial or building-service businesses. The Division's published licence list contains no cleaning or janitorial credential; its construction-side entries are contracting, electrical, plumbing, elevator mechanic, building inspector, factory built housing, uniform building codes and handyman. The trap is the contracting and handyman licences: once a facilities crew bills for repairs, installations or alterations rather than cleaning, it needs the matching contractor classification. Pesticide and disinfectant application is handled by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food rather than by this division, and that question was not settled from a primary source, so put it to that department before selling disinfection. The same state rules apply in Provo and Ogden, so candidates licensed there can work in Salt Lake City without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Utah Division of Professional Licensing. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Salt Lake City talent.
The closest metro we cover is Ogden, about 30 miles away, with roughly 4,240 janitors and cleaners (0.4 times Salt Lake City's 10,610). Pay is close across the region: medians run from $30,860 in Ogden to $36,140 in Boise, against $34,970 here. Salt Lake City is the largest market for this work in the region, so nearby metros tend to recruit from here rather than the other way round.
What else is competing for Salt Lake City crews.
Not commercial cleaning & FM work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Salt Lake City in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Novva Data Center Campus (West Jordan)1M sq ft total, 175MW capacityPhases 2-3 completing 2026
A 100-acre direct-to-chip cooled AI data-center campus inside the Salt Lake City MSA proper - among the largest of its kind in the world. Extremely demanding mechanical (liquid cooling) and electrical scope.
- Stratos Project (Box Elder County)9GW capacity requiredApproved May 2026
A data-center and energy campus spanning roughly 40,000 acres, led by investor Kevin O'Leary. Outside the core SLC MSA but a massive draw on the same statewide skilled-trades labor pool once construction ramps.
- Creekstone Energy "gigasite" (Millard County)10+ GW capacityUnder construction
Billed as the largest data-center campus in the world once complete. Like Stratos, outside the core metro but a defining statewide demand signal for Utah's mechanical and electrical trades.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Salt Lake City market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for commercial cleaning & FM, and what kills offers in Salt Lake City.
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 Salt Lake City.
What do janitors and cleaners earn in Salt Lake City?
BLS puts the Salt Lake City median for janitors and cleaners at $34,970 a year, 5% below the $36,840 national median. That ranks 74th of 112 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Most of the market sits between $25,150 and $47,410, a 1.9x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. No other Utah metro we cover pays more for this work.
Is it hard to hire janitors and cleaners in Salt Lake City?
It is about average. Janitors and cleaners are as common in Salt Lake City as they are nationally (location quotient 0.90), with about 10,610 in the metro. The 429 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies here average about 10 employees per location. With 18% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial cleaning & FM roles pay the most in Salt Lake City?
Of the roles we recruit for, VP of Operations pays the most in Salt Lake City, a $190,400 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Cleaning Team Lead / Supervisor at $50,390, 74% below it. Cleaning Team Member / Janitor is the lowest-paid field role at $34,970. Relative to national pay, Site Manager / Account Manager is the strongest-paying role here (16% above). VP of Operations trails national pay the most (11% below).
How many janitorial and commercial cleaning companies operate in Salt Lake City?
BLS counted 429 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in Salt Lake City in 2023, employing about 4,367 people between them. Up from 365 in 2018, an 18% increase against 14% growth nationally. That averages 10 people per location. They pay an average of $29,014, 10% below the $32,388 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Salt Lake City for janitors and cleaners?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Ogden (32 miles, about 4,240, $30,860 median), Provo (38 miles, about 4,840, $31,190 median) and Boise (296 miles, about 5,260, $36,140 median). Salt Lake City out-pays Ogden and Provo, an advantage when recruiting from there.
The seat is open. The pipeline should not be.
429 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in Salt Lake City are drawing on the same 10,610 janitors and cleaners. Let's get your next hire lined up first.
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