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Commercial Cleaning & FM recruiters serving San Jose.

Janitors and cleaners in San Jose earn a $43,870 median, 19% above the national figure, and about 15,780 of them work in the metro. BLS counts 503 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 San Jose.

BLS counts about 16,790 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the San Jose metro, the largest group being janitors and cleaners (about 15,780). Relative to the size of the local economy, janitors and cleaners are about as concentrated here as nationally (location quotient 0.98). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Commercial Cleaning & FM hub.

Cleaning Team Member / Janitor

San Jose: 15,780 employed · $43,870 median, 4th-highest of 112 metros

Cleaning Team Lead / Supervisor

San Jose: 1,010 employed · $69,080 median, 2nd-highest of 111 metros

Site Manager / Account Manager

San Jose: 2,420 employed · $137,820 median, 6th-highest of 110 metros

Regional Operations Manager

San Jose: 17,230 employed · $163,860 median, highest of 112 metros

Facilities Manager

San Jose: 1,460 employed · $145,000 median, 2nd-highest of 112 metros

Facilities Coordinator

San Jose: 7,970 employed · $62,940 median, highest of 111 metros

Building Engineer

San Jose: 4,770 employed · $129,700 median, highest of 112 metros

Healthcare Cleaning Specialist

Data Center / Cleanroom Cleaner

VP of Operations

San Jose: 2,680 employed

What Commercial Cleaning & FM roles earn in San Jose.

Janitors and cleaners in San Jose earn a median $43,870, 19% over the $36,840 national figure, and 4th of 112 metros. Pay runs $38,520 at the tenth percentile to $59,780 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers, at $69,080 against $49,100 nationally. BLS withholds San Jose pay for one occupation in the table.

What these roles pay in San Jose
RoleSan Jose medianTypical rangeNational medianvs. nationalEmployed locally
Cleaning Team Member / Janitor · Healthcare Cleaning Specialist · Data Center / Cleanroom CleanerJanitors and Cleaners (37-2011)$43,870$38,520–$59,780$36,840+19%15,780
Cleaning Team Lead / SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers (37-1011)$69,080$45,940–$95,020$49,100+41%1,010
Site Manager / Account ManagerAdministrative Services Managers (11-3012)$137,820$83,550–$297,080$114,130+21%2,420
Regional Operations ManagerGeneral and Operations Managers (11-1021)$163,860$76,890–$346,810$105,770+55%17,230
Facilities ManagerFacilities Managers (11-3013)$145,000$88,400–$225,280$106,660+36%1,460
Facilities CoordinatorSecretaries and Administrative Assistants (43-6014)$62,940$46,040–$89,290$47,540+32%7,970
Building EngineerFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011)$129,700$76,800–$196,070$79,920+62%4,770
VP of OperationsChief Executives (11-1011)––$213,990–2,680

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, San Jose 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.

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How San Jose's commercial cleaning & FM market has changed since 2018.

The number of janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in San Jose rose from 440 in 2018 to 503 in 2023, up 14%, close to the 14% national change.

San Jose, 2018 vs 2023
Measure20182023Change
Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: business locations440503+14%
Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: employment–11,770–
Janitorial and commercial cleaning companies: average annual pay–$48,282–

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

San Jose · commercial cleaning · market scale
15,780employed in the San Jose metro
0.98concentration vs. the national rate
$43,870BLS metro median, all janitors and building cleaners

San Jose sits at about the national rate for commercial cleaning — neither unusually deep nor unusually thin.

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 San Jose's commercial cleaning market compares

503janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in the metro
11,770people on their payrolls
$48,282average annual pay at these firms
-3.7%change in headcount over the year

Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, San Jose ranks 26th for headcount, 4th for median pay and 40th for concentration for janitors and building cleaners. Pay here is among the highest we see, so offers need to start near the top of the range.

California metros we cover: Janitors and Building Cleaners
MetroEmployedMedian payConcentrationCommercial employers
Los Angeles83,160$38,7200.932,412
San Francisco29,930$44,1800.891,195
San Diego21,700$38,4500.99742
Riverside19,520$40,8600.80762
San Jose15,780$43,8700.98503
Sacramento14,020$41,4500.91501
Fresno5,770$37,9800.85155
Bakersfield4,060$42,4900.84125
Stockton3,830$40,1400.93139
Modesto2,670$41,2300.9689

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

What this means for hiring:For commercial cleaning employers in San Jose, the pool is about the national norm for its size, and local employers have trimmed headcount. That usually means experienced people are available but cautious, so the stability of the job matters as much as the rate.

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

Nearby markets competing for San Jose talent.

The closest metro we cover is San Francisco, about 40 miles away, with roughly 29,930 janitors and cleaners (1.9 times San Jose's 15,780). Pay is close across the region: medians run from $37,980 in Fresno to $44,180 in San Francisco, against $43,870 here. San Francisco has the deepest pool within reach, so a search for senior roles here usually extends there.

Janitors and cleaners within 300 miles
MetroDistanceEmployedMedian pay
San Jose–15,780$43,870
San Francisco42 mi29,930$44,180
Modesto53 mi2,670$41,230
Stockton54 mi3,830$40,140
Sacramento89 mi14,020$41,450
Fresno124 mi5,770$37,980

BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.

MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS, SAN JOSE

What else is competing for San Jose crews.

Not commercial cleaning & FM work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into San Jose in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.

  • Prologis STEM Park (North San Jose)~$25B, 396MW data center + manufacturing campus
    Approved Nov 2025

    Prologis - traditionally a logistics/industrial developer - was selected by San Jose's city council to build a 159-acre data center and advanced manufacturing campus on city-owned land near Zanker Road and Highway 237. Evidence the AI-driven data-center boom is pulling in developers beyond the traditional tech giants.

  • PG&E data-center pipeline - San Jose1,630 MW requested across 11 projects
    Rolling, multi-year

    San Jose is positioning itself as the Bay Area's data-center capital, driven by AI infrastructure demand. Eleven separate projects have requested a combined 1,630 megawatts of capacity from PG&E - more than three times the number of housing units in the city, a signal of the sheer scale of mechanical and electrical buildout underway.

These are the 2 projects we track in San Jose. The San Jose market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.

WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE HIRE, SAN JOSE

What credentials matter for commercial cleaning & FM, and what kills offers in San Jose.

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 San Jose.

What do janitors and cleaners earn in San Jose?

BLS puts the San Jose median for janitors and cleaners at $43,870 a year, 19% above the $36,840 national median. That ranks 4th of 112 metros with published figures, in the top quarter. Pay is bunched together here, $38,520 to $59,780 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.6x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. No other California metro we cover pays more for this work.

Is it hard to hire janitors and cleaners in San Jose?

It is about average. Janitors and cleaners are as common in San Jose as they are nationally (location quotient 0.98), with about 15,780 in the metro. The 503 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies here average about 23 employees per location. With 14% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.

Which commercial cleaning & FM roles pay the most in San Jose?

Of the roles we recruit for, Regional Operations Manager pays the most in San Jose, a $163,860 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Cleaning Team Lead / Supervisor at $69,080, 58% below it. Cleaning Team Member / Janitor is the lowest-paid field role at $43,870. Relative to national pay, Building Engineer is the strongest-paying role here (62% above).

How many janitorial and commercial cleaning companies operate in San Jose?

BLS counted 503 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in San Jose in 2023, employing about 11,770 people between them. Up from 440 in 2018, a 14% increase against 14% growth nationally. That averages 23 people per location. They pay an average of $48,282, 49% above the $32,388 national average for the same kind of employer.

Which nearby metros compete with San Jose for janitors and cleaners?

The closest metros we cover with published figures are San Francisco (42 miles, about 29,930, $44,180 median), Modesto (53 miles, about 2,670, $41,230 median) and Stockton (54 miles, about 3,830, $40,140 median). San Francisco has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. San Jose out-pays Modesto and Stockton, an advantage when recruiting from there.

The seat is open. The pipeline should not be.

503 janitorial and commercial cleaning companies in San Jose are drawing on the same 15,780 janitors and cleaners. Let's get your next hire lined up first.

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