Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Texas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,704
after federal, FICA and Texas tax
Tax takes
$4,306
13.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,538
Texas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Texas — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$33,010
Kept after tax
$28,704
Worth in national money
$29,538
State rank
42
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Texas is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $33,010, ranking 42 of 51 states — about 10.4% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Texas, this one sits low: 458 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $33,010 the take-home is $28,704, which is worth about $29,538 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $33,890, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Texas ranks 42 of 51 for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners, with a median of $33,010 — about 10.4% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners occupies position 458 of 493 in Texas's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Texas's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners on its $33,010 median: $28,704 retained after tax becomes $29,538 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $33,890 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,450 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $33,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,950 |
| This salary | $33,010 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Texas | $28,704 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Florida | $28,704 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,792 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $33,010 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,308 |
| Prices in Florida | 103 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Texas earn less than $33,010. The published range is $23,450 up to $45,950, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Texas the take-home figure of $28,704, from $33,010, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 458 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $29,538, the adjusted value of that $33,010 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Texas. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 458 of 493 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in Texas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $23,450 to $45,950. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Texas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $28,704 from $33,010. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 458 of 493 locally.
- This $29,538 adjusted figure, worked from $33,010, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 458 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 458 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $23,450 at the bottom tenth to $45,950 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Texas sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $29,538 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Less than people assume. $28,704 of this wage reaches your account, because Texas takes no income tax from wages — but federal tax, Social Security and Medicare still apply exactly as they do everywhere else.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($23,450 to $45,950) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Texas rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Texas's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $29,538 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Texas levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $28,704 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.