Best Cities for Maids and Housekeeping Cleanerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where 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	HawaiiState	1.32	$51,600	$46,909	55%
2	NevadaState	1.31	$46,550	$46,457	37%
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.13	$48,200	$40,100	78%
4	WashingtonState	1.11	$42,180	$39,310	54%
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.11	$44,900	$39,283	59%
6	CaliforniaState	1.09	$42,660	$38,537	64%
7	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.09	$38,600	$38,794	46%
8	MinnesotaState	1.08	$37,470	$38,235	41%
9	WisconsinState	1.08	$35,530	$38,494	37%
10	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$35,070	$38,454	42%
11	MissouriState	1.07	$33,670	$38,002	37%
12	North DakotaState	1.07	$35,050	$37,851	33%
13	MaineState	1.06	$37,630	$37,705	41%
14	MichiganState	1.06	$34,650	$37,541	39%
15	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.06	$34,920	$37,629	44%
16	IllinoisState	1.05	$36,380	$37,351	43%
17	NebraskaState	1.05	$34,170	$37,344	37%
18	New YorkState	1.05	$41,950	$37,289	53%
19	Rhode IslandState	1.05	$37,540	$37,353	48%
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.05	$43,530	$37,365	62%
21	District of ColumbiaState	1.04	$42,260	$36,973	60%
22	MontanaState	1.04	$35,740	$37,075	38%
23	VermontState	1.04	$37,680	$36,761	45%
24	IowaState	1.03	$32,620	$36,570	35%
25	OregonState	1.03	$37,590	$36,495	51%
26	UtahState	1.02	$36,270	$36,198	49%
27	Columbus, OHMetro	1.02	$33,770	$36,118	46%
28	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.02	$39,000	$36,178	55%
29	AlaskaState	1.01	$37,370	$35,829	44%
30	IdahoState	1.01	$34,560	$35,813	42%
31	MassachusettsState	1.01	$38,950	$35,899	69%
32	ColoradoState	1.00	$37,560	$35,636	59%
33	OhioState	1.00	$32,170	$35,586	39%
34	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.00	$34,200	$35,551	55%
35	ArizonaState	0.99	$35,640	$35,322	50%
36	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.99	$32,670	$35,319	43%
37	IndianaState	0.98	$31,420	$34,718	40%
38	KentuckyState	0.98	$30,880	$34,893	37%
39	New HampshireState	0.98	$36,920	$34,830	52%
40	New JerseyState	0.98	$37,980	$34,908	57%
41	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$33,870	$34,918	46%
42	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.98	$33,580	$34,690	58%
43	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.98	$39,470	$34,775	78%
44	KansasState	0.97	$31,100	$34,556	40%
45	WyomingState	0.97	$31,870	$34,269	37%
46	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.97	$35,550	$34,348	54%
47	ConnecticutState	0.95	$36,170	$33,615	52%
48	DelawareState	0.95	$34,150	$33,812	48%
49	TennesseeState	0.95	$30,850	$33,716	49%
50	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.95	$32,240	$33,653	56%
51	FloridaState	0.94	$33,860	$33,360	61%
52	West VirginiaState	0.94	$28,090	$33,361	36%
53	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.94	$37,840	$33,546	63%
54	New MexicoState	0.93	$30,480	$33,130	41%
55	North CarolinaState	0.93	$31,310	$33,167	50%
56	South CarolinaState	0.93	$30,260	$32,891	50%
57	South DakotaState	0.93	$29,950	$32,985	38%
58	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.93	$32,570	$33,066	63%
59	MarylandState	0.92	$35,500	$32,509	57%
60	VirginiaState	0.92	$33,820	$32,676	56%
61	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.92	$34,710	$32,807	58%
62	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.92	$31,670	$32,582	60%
63	ArkansasState	0.91	$27,960	$32,399	38%
64	OklahomaState	0.91	$28,620	$32,339	41%
65	GeorgiaState	0.90	$29,770	$31,874	57%
66	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.90	$29,560	$32,130	53%
67	AlabamaState	0.89	$27,480	$31,550	42%
68	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.89	$34,360	$31,668	71%
69	TexasState	0.87	$29,660	$31,025	56%
70	MississippiState	0.84	$25,360	$29,906	42%
71	LouisianaState	0.83	$26,600	$29,523	47%

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