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House cleaning pricing calculator: what to charge

The short answer

Charge enough to cover your hours, supplies, overhead and profit. Time a real clean, multiply by your hourly cost, add supplies, then divide by what’s left after overhead and profit. Thumbtack’s national figures put a typical house cleaning at $185 to $324, with standard cleans at $146 to $202 and deep cleans at $190 to $265.

Start from what a clean actually costs you, then check the result against what customers see elsewhere. Adjust the example numbers to match your jobs.

What to charge

$187.78

$0.09 per square foot. About 2 hours on site.

Labor, with drive time: $102.67
Supplies for the job: $10.00
Overhead: $37.56
Profit: $37.56
Brought in per hour the crew is tied up: $80.48

How it works

Price = (labor + supplies) ÷ (1 − overhead share − profit share). Dividing, rather than adding a percent, makes sure overhead and profit are the shares of the price you wanted.

Worked example: a 2,000 square foot home, two cleaners, using made-up numbers
Line	Amount
Labor, with drive time (2 at $22 an hour)	$102.67
Supplies for the job	$10.00
Overhead (20% of the price)	$37.56
Profit (20% of the price)	$37.56
Price	$187.78

What customers see

Thumbtack’s national price ranges, updated October 20, 2026
Clean	Range
Standard	$146 to $202
Deep	$190 to $265
Move-out	$200 to $286
Vacation rental	$179 to $257
Every two weeks, per visit	$160 to $220
One-time	$174 to $256

Source: Thumbtack’s house cleaning prices (opens in a new tab). Your market may be well above or below these, so use them as a check, not a target. The same page says some cleaners charge by the square foot, and others by bedroom and bathroom.

Ways to set your price

Flat by size: bedrooms and bathrooms are easy to quote over the phone.
By the square foot: fair on big homes, but you’ll need the size.
By the hour: safe when you can’t tell how long it’ll take, though customers can’t budget for it.

Once you’ve set a price, put it on a cleaning invoice, and give your team a cleaning checklist.

Common questions

How much should I charge to clean a house?

Start with your own costs: hours × your hourly cost, plus supplies, then add overhead and profit. Thumbtack’s national figures show typical cleans at $185 to $324, which you can use as a check against your market.

Should I charge by the hour or by the job?

Many owners quote flat prices by size, because customers can plan for them and you keep the benefit of working faster. Hourly suits jobs you can’t size up in advance. Whichever you choose, know your hourly cost first.

How much more should a deep clean cost?

It takes longer, so run it through the calculator with a slower speed. On Thumbtack’s national figures, deep cleans run $190 to $265 against $146 to $202 for a standard clean.

Should recurring customers pay less?

Often. Regular homes stay cleaner, so visits go faster, and a regular customer saves you finding a new one. Thumbtack’s figures show lower per-visit prices for regular visits than one-time cleans.

Are the calculator’s numbers going rates?

No. They’re examples so you can see how it works. Replace them with your own wages, speed and costs.

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