Best Cities for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleanerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleanerss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	WashingtonState	1.15	$45,520	$42,423	50%
2	MassachusettsState	1.14	$45,580	$42,009	59%
3	North DakotaState	1.11	$37,750	$40,767	31%
4	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.11	$46,550	$41,013	66%
5	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.11	$40,800	$41,005	44%
6	MinnesotaState	1.10	$39,610	$40,418	39%
7	MissouriState	1.10	$35,900	$40,519	35%
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.10	$46,490	$40,674	57%
9	IndianaState	1.09	$36,460	$40,287	35%
10	WisconsinState	1.09	$37,000	$40,087	35%
11	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.09	$36,680	$40,219	40%
12	IowaState	1.08	$35,380	$39,664	32%
13	OhioState	1.08	$35,900	$39,712	35%
14	VermontState	1.08	$40,910	$39,912	42%
15	Columbus, OHMetro	1.08	$37,310	$39,904	42%
16	NebraskaState	1.07	$35,900	$39,235	35%
17	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.07	$36,500	$39,459	39%
18	MaineState	1.06	$38,940	$39,018	40%
19	MichiganState	1.06	$36,050	$39,057	37%
20	New MexicoState	1.06	$36,020	$39,152	35%
21	South DakotaState	1.06	$35,480	$39,075	32%
22	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$36,350	$39,170	42%
23	AlaskaState	1.05	$40,510	$38,840	40%
24	IllinoisState	1.05	$37,810	$38,819	42%
25	WyomingState	1.05	$36,050	$38,763	33%
26	KansasState	1.04	$34,480	$38,311	36%
27	MontanaState	1.04	$37,110	$38,496	36%
28	NevadaState	1.04	$38,420	$38,343	45%
29	OregonState	1.04	$39,340	$38,194	49%
30	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.04	$41,170	$38,191	52%
31	IdahoState	1.02	$36,110	$37,420	40%
32	PennsylvaniaState	1.02	$36,520	$37,649	43%
33	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.02	$36,130	$37,557	52%
34	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.02	$34,540	$37,543	45%
35	CaliforniaState	1.01	$41,090	$37,118	66%
36	Rhode IslandState	1.01	$37,310	$37,124	48%
37	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.01	$35,940	$37,128	54%
38	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.01	$35,600	$37,161	51%
39	GeorgiaState	1.00	$34,310	$36,734	49%
40	New HampshireState	1.00	$39,150	$36,934	49%
41	New YorkState	1.00	$41,640	$37,013	53%
42	West VirginiaState	1.00	$30,980	$36,793	32%
43	ColoradoState	0.99	$38,600	$36,622	57%
44	KentuckyState	0.99	$32,320	$36,520	36%
45	North CarolinaState	0.99	$34,500	$36,547	45%
46	TennesseeState	0.99	$33,440	$36,546	45%
47	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.99	$43,870	$36,498	86%
48	ArizonaState	0.97	$36,220	$35,897	50%
49	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.97	$34,860	$35,864	55%
50	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$36,930	$35,681	52%
51	ConnecticutState	0.96	$37,960	$35,279	50%
52	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.96	$34,800	$35,330	59%
53	AlabamaState	0.95	$30,620	$35,155	38%
54	DelawareState	0.95	$35,320	$34,970	46%
55	OklahomaState	0.95	$31,110	$35,153	37%
56	ArkansasState	0.94	$29,750	$34,473	35%
57	New JerseyState	0.94	$37,630	$34,586	57%
58	TexasState	0.94	$33,010	$34,529	50%
59	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.94	$36,460	$34,461	55%
60	HawaiiState	0.93	$37,710	$34,282	76%
61	FloridaState	0.92	$34,490	$33,980	60%
62	South CarolinaState	0.92	$31,180	$33,891	48%
63	VirginiaState	0.92	$35,170	$33,981	54%
64	District of ColumbiaState	0.91	$38,520	$33,701	65%
65	MarylandState	0.91	$36,620	$33,535	55%
66	MississippiState	0.91	$28,380	$33,467	38%
67	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.91	$37,840	$33,546	63%
68	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$38,720	$33,236	70%
69	LouisianaState	0.87	$28,930	$32,109	43%
70	UtahState	0.87	$32,200	$32,136	56%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.86	$34,180	$31,502	72%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).