Free house cleaning cost and price calculator

How the calculation works

We calculate loaded labor by adding your payroll burden to hourly wages. Then we add supplies, travel, and allocated overhead. Finally, we divide total cost by the portion of revenue left after your target margin and apply any recurring-service adjustment.

What this cleaning cost calculator includes

• Loaded labor: cleaner hours, team size, hourly wage, and payroll burden.
• Direct job costs: supplies, consumables, and travel allocation.
• Business overhead: an allocated share of insurance, software, administration, equipment, and other fixed costs.
• Profit target: margin calculated as a percentage of the final selling price, not markup on cost.
• Frequency adjustment: editable planning assumptions for recurring work.

Example house cleaning estimate

Using the default inputs—four job hours, two cleaners at $20 per hour, 18% payroll burden, $52 in other costs, and a 30% target margin—the calculator suggests a starting price of $345 after rounding. Replace every default with your actual completed-job data before quoting a customer.

Frequently asked questions

How do I calculate a house cleaning price?

Add loaded labor, supplies, travel, and allocated overhead, then divide total cost by one minus the target profit margin. Review the property condition and scope before presenting the result as a final quote.

What costs should a cleaning estimate include?

Include cleaner wages, payroll burden, supplies, travel, insurance and administrative overhead, plus enough profit to keep the business sustainable.

Is margin the same as markup?

No. Margin measures profit as a percentage of selling price, while markup measures profit as a percentage of cost. This calculator uses target margin.

Read the complete house cleaning pricing guide for scope checks, minimum charges, cleaning types, margin versus markup, and a worked example.

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