Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
SOC 37-2019 · 2024-2034
All building cleaning workers not listed separately.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $46,581per year
- Projected openings
- 4,090
- Projected change
- +3.6%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $54,510 | 210 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $47,801 | 650 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $45,446 | 40 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $45,076 | 90 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $44,678 | 430 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $44,325 | 60 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $37,098 | 320 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $37,096 | 1,170 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $37,578
- A quarter earn under
- $39,711
- Half earn under
- $46,581
- Three quarters earn under
- $51,308
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $65,519
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Related work
Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $42,131 | 372,180 | +4.9% |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $43,741 | 206,290 | +3.7% |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $46,714 | 182,080 | +5.8% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | $63,027 | 34,020 | +4.4% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | $64,873 | 28,520 | +4.9% |
| Tree Trimmers and Pruners | $64,134 | 14,990 | +5% |