Pay for housekeepers is unusually consistent across the country: $21,840 at the bottom of the range, $53,850 at the top, a spread of only 2.47×. Where you work matters less for this role than it does for most — which usually points to pay being set by structure (scales, licensure, collective agreements) rather than local bidding.
From $27,640 at the 10th percentile to $48,570 at the 90th is only 1.76×, which is narrow. Pay for housekeepers is set more by structure than by individual outcome — scales, steps, licensure. That makes income predictable and makes the ceiling real: the way to earn materially more is usually to change role or location, not to out-perform within this one.
Urban Honolulu (HI) leads and Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area () trails, but the gap is modest. For a role like this the more useful comparison is not between cities but between the 10th and 90th percentile within one — see the band above.
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu HI | $53,850 | $25.89 | 2.65 | 6,540 |
| Kahului-Wailuku HI | $53,030 | $25.50 | 5.53 | 2,260 |
| Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $50,630 | $24.34 | 3.96 | 2,310 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA | $48,200 | $23.17 | 0.89 | 5,620 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas NV | $48,140 | $23.14 | 3.31 | 20,800 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $46,590 | $22.40 | 0.99 | 12,990 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | $44,900 | $21.59 | 0.78 | 9,030 |
| Napa CA | $44,260 | $21.28 | 2.34 | 1,010 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ | $44,010 | $21.16 | 0.76 | 40,030 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA | $43,530 | $20.93 | 0.99 | 34,440 |
| Vallejo CA | $43,090 | $20.72 | 1.15 | 920 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma CA | $42,740 | $20.55 | 1.49 | 1,690 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad CA | $42,150 | $20.26 | 1.22 | 10,400 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton NJ | $40,690 | $19.56 | 2.92 | 2,730 |
| Yuba City CA | $40,560 | $19.50 | 1.07 | 300 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard WA | $40,080 | $19.27 | 0.86 | 450 |
| Boulder CO | $39,950 | $19.21 | 0.7 | 740 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton MA-NH | $39,470 | $18.98 | 0.73 | 10,920 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario CA | $39,200 | $18.84 | 1.02 | 9,710 |
| Vineland NJ | $39,200 | $18.85 | 0.98 | 340 |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $39,120 | $18.81 | 0.99 | 230 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro OR-WA | $39,000 | $18.75 | 0.91 | 6,070 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater WA | $38,920 | $18.71 | 0.81 | 580 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial CO | $38,900 | $18.70 | 1 | 8,890 |
| Salinas CA | $38,810 | $18.66 | 1.83 | 1,890 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $21,840 | $10.50 | 0.8 | 130 |
| Ponce PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 0.58 | 200 |
| Mayaguez PR | $21,840 | $10.50 | 0.73 | 210 |
| Aguadilla PR | $21,910 | $10.53 | 0.96 | 260 |
| Arecibo PR | $22,110 | $10.63 | 0.23 | 40 |
| Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $22,710 | $10.92 | 1.2 | 530 |
| West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $22,910 | $11.01 | 1.21 | 620 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas PR | $22,950 | $11.03 | 0.6 | 2,300 |
| Hammond LA | $22,970 | $11.04 | 1.14 | 300 |
| Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $23,000 | $11.06 | 1.47 | 630 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului-Wailuku HI | $53,030 | $25.50 | 5.53 | 2,260 |
| Flagstaff AZ | $34,720 | $16.69 | 4.15 | 1,530 |
| South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $34,330 | $16.50 | 4.05 | 1,970 |
| Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $50,630 | $24.34 | 3.96 | 2,310 |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $36,610 | $17.60 | 3.75 | 2,370 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $37,510 | $18.03 | 3.74 | 1,310 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas NV | $48,140 | $23.14 | 3.31 | 20,800 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton NJ | $40,690 | $19.56 | 2.92 | 2,730 |
| Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $33,560 | $16.13 | 2.91 | 630 |
| High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $35,970 | $17.29 | 2.85 | 1,760 |
| Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $36,260 | $17.43 | 2.84 | 690 |
| East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $28,000 | $13.46 | 2.81 | 2,190 |
| Metropolitan area | Median | Hourly | LQ | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ | $44,010 | $21.16 | 0.76 | 40,030 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CA | $43,530 | $20.93 | 0.99 | 34,440 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach FL | $34,360 | $16.52 | 1.43 | 22,370 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas NV | $48,140 | $23.14 | 3.31 | 20,800 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL-IN | $37,310 | $17.94 | 0.73 | 18,260 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford FL | $35,150 | $16.90 | 2.28 | 17,810 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX | $31,670 | $15.22 | 0.78 | 17,480 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV | $37,840 | $18.19 | 0.91 | 15,860 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler AZ | $36,160 | $17.38 | 1.08 | 14,250 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA | $46,590 | $22.40 | 0.99 | 12,990 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands TX | $29,740 | $14.30 | 0.71 | 12,900 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD | $35,550 | $17.09 | 0.71 | 11,330 |
Figures come from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics programme, May 2025 release, SOC code 37-2012. OEWS surveys employers, so it reports what is actually paid rather than what job advertisements claim, and it excludes the self-employed. Estimates cover 526 of 528 metropolitan areas — near-complete coverage, which means the ranges above are reliable rather than drawn from a handful of markets. Read the methodology.