How to hire a House Cleaner

How to hire a house cleaner, step by step

Here's a step-by-step house cleaner hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a house cleaner job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new house cleaner
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The house cleaner hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A house cleaner's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, house cleaners from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of house cleaner salaries for various roles:

   Type Of House Cleaner	Description	Hourly Rate
   House Cleaner		$10-17
   Maid	Maids are individuals who perform domestic chores like ironing, grocery shopping, cleaning, and laundry. Primarily, maids oversee the maintenance of wardrobes, serve meals, and lay out clothes... Show More	$9-16
   Guest Room Attendant	A guest room attendant's main specialty is in servicing and cleaning guest rooms. Your job as a room attendant is to ensure that all rooms and bathrooms are made inviting and clean for guests... Show More	$10-16

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common Skills:

   • Taking Care
   • Customer Service
   • Customers Homes
   • Dependability
   • Window Sills
   • PET
   • Bathroom Fixtures
   • Kitchen Floors
   • Bed Linens
   • Commercial Cleaning
   • Light Fixtures
   • Mop Floors
   • Clean Bathrooms
   • Clients Homes

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   Responsibilities:

   • Supervise and train maids in their cleaning duties to ensure company standards of cleanliness are achieved.
   • Clean customers home to the merry maids standards (clean bathrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, living rooms, etc . )
   • Use industrial size washers and dryers.
   • Adhere to GMP documentation of work perform.
   • Vacuum all upholster furniture, including under all cushions.
   • Clean dining room and shower rooms.laundry-use washer and dryers.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your house cleaner job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A house cleaner salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, house cleaners' average salary in louisiana is 46% less than in hawaii.
   • Seniority. Entry-level house cleaners earn 42% less than senior-level house cleaners.
   • Certifications. A house cleaner with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a house cleaner's salary.

   Average house cleaner salary

   $13.46hourly

   $27,996 yearly

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   Entry-level house cleaner salary

   $21,000 yearly salary

   Updated March 29, 2025

   Average house cleaner salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
   1	California	$37,031	$18
   2	New York	$36,269	$17
   3	Massachusetts	$34,545	$17
   4	Oregon	$33,498	$16
   5	Washington	$33,325	$16
   6	Minnesota	$31,614	$15
   7	Maryland	$30,084	$14
   8	Arizona	$29,926	$14
   9	Illinois	$29,416	$14
   10	Nevada	$29,398	$14
   11	Colorado	$29,248	$14
   12	Idaho	$28,322	$14
   13	Utah	$28,068	$13
   14	Michigan	$27,693	$13
   15	Nebraska	$27,163	$13
   16	South Dakota	$25,131	$12
   17	Indiana	$24,882	$12
   18	Virginia	$24,721	$12
   19	Kentucky	$23,682	$11
   20	Florida	$23,661	$11

   Average house cleaner salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
   1	Tampa Bay Water	$42,443	$20.41	1
   2	CARE	$32,204	$15.48	5
   3	Vacation	$32,189	$15.48	3
   4	PeaceHealth	$31,762	$15.27	6
   5	Vegas.com	$31,720	$15.25	3
   6	Mari	$31,130	$14.97
   7	West	$30,991	$14.90	1
   8	Tetherow	$30,762	$14.79	2
   9	Zingerman's	$30,382	$14.61
   10	Hard Rock Hotels	$30,313	$14.57	12
   11	PeopleReady	$30,291	$14.56	82
   12	HW Staffing Solutions	$30,160	$14.50
   13	RAMS	$29,142	$14.01
   14	Shine	$28,667	$13.78	32
   15	Better	$28,629	$13.76
   16	Go Fish Digital	$28,560	$13.73
   17	Urban	$28,483	$13.69
   18	Hospitality Staffing Solutions	$28,462	$13.68	4
   19	Newland Communities	$28,418	$13.66
   20	Utah	$28,405	$13.66	1

4. Writing a House Cleaner Job Description

   A job description for a house cleaner role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a house cleaner job description:

   House Cleaner job description example

   Imperial Cleaning is one of the largest independently owned cleaning companies in the nation, providing professional cleaning services to Retail, Offices, Medical Facilities, Schools, Commercial Buildings, Financial Institutions, Municipalities, and more for over 25+ years. Now over 1,000 employees strong, and with consistent double-digit sales growth year over year, Imperial Cleaning is well-positioned to continue its growth.
   
   A central pillar of our success is effective and frequent communication with our customers to ensure that we meet their needs and achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction. We take great pride in our work and respond with a sense of urgency to resolve any issue that may arise. Our strong commitment to service excellence has enabled us to become an elite service provider for the retail luxury brand sector and we have the highest customer retention rate in our industry, over 4x the industry average.
   
   Should you come to work at Imperial, you will find that we encourage input and creativity from employees at every level within our organization to improve and move our business forward. We welcome new employees to our growing family and team. When you join Imperial Cleaning you become part of a great family culture. At Imperial, we know that our people are our greatest asset and we take great care to find highly qualified candidates that share our commitment to growth and excellence.
   
   Imperial Cleaning is an equal opportunity employer. We offer competitive compensation packages and a variety of benefits that provide our staff with a safe, respectful, and professional working environment. Our location: 151 Dixon Ave, Amityville is an upscale, professional building just off the 110 corridor - walking distance from the train station and town.
   Job Description At Imperial Cleaning, we are dedicated to assuring that we not only meet our customer needs but our employee needs as well. We offer a variety of benefits and provide our employees with a safe, respectful and professional working environment. We encourage employees input and creativity to improve and move our business forward. Successful Janitorial and Building Services Company seeks Residential Cleaners. This position requires cleaning various homes, transportation is provided.
   
   Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
   
   Dust all areas of the home
   Clean/Sanitize all areas of the bathroom
   Clean all floors, sweep, scrub, mop and/or vacuum
   Wipe all fixtures & appliances
   Wipe all mirrors, pictures and glass surfaces
   Empty and clean trash containers, dispose of trash in a sanitary manner, make up beds and change linens as required, wash windows as scheduled, operate mechanized cleaning equipment, maintain all cleaning equipment and materials in a safe and sanitary working condition.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find house cleaners for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your house cleaner job on Zippia to find and recruit house cleaner candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting house cleaners requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new house cleaner

   Once you've selected the best house cleaner candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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