Updated November 2026 US, UK, Canada and Australia Free calculator
Office cleaning pays less per visit than a house clean, and that is fine. The money is in the contract: the same rooms, two or three evenings a week, fifty weeks a year, with nobody at home to chat to and an invoice that goes out on the first of the month. The risk is the same thing. Price one visit wrong and you repeat the mistake a hundred times a year.
For $140–$250 a visit you can clean a typical 2,000 sq ft American office once a week and be in line with what small commercial cleaners charge. In the UK a 150 m² office runs £40–£60 a visit, in Canada a 2,000 sq ft office runs C$145–C$250 and in Australia a 150 m² office runs A$90–A$155. This guide shows how to turn floor area, washrooms and visits per week into a quote you can live with for a year.
Set the job details to get a price to quote, then check what that price leaves you per hour once driving, supplies and tax are counted.
sq ft
Floor area you will clean, including washrooms, kitchen and corridors. An office for about 10 people is usually 1,500 to 2,000 sq ft.Floor area you will clean, including toilets, kitchen and corridors. An office for about 10 people is usually 100 to 150 m².Floor area you will clean, including washrooms, kitchen and corridors. An office for about 10 people is usually 1,500 to 2,000 sq ft.Floor area you will clean, including toilets, kitchen and corridors. An office for about 10 staff is usually 120 to 150 m².
We only publish going rates for the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Enter the price you plan to charge and the calculator shows what it pays you per hour, and the lowest price you should accept.
Charge about
$185
per visit, for 2,000 sq ft
Budget$140Typical$185Premium$250
$
per visit, in your own currency
What you really keep
$48an hour in your pocket at the typical price
Adjust the numbers above to match your job.
The price is built as a base fee plus a rate for the size of the job, then adjusted for the options you pick. Time is an estimate for one person working alone; change it if you know your own pace.
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Price list
Office Cleaning prices by job size
Job
United States (USD)
United Kingdom (GBP)
Canada (CAD)
Australia (AUD)
Very small office
$95–$150about 1,000 sq ft, up to 5 people
£35–£45about 75 m², up to 5 people
$100–$155about 1,000 sq ft, up to 5 people
$85–$105about 75 m², up to 5 staff
Small office
$140–$250about 2,000 sq ft, around 10 people
£40–£60about 150 m², around 10 people
$145–$250about 2,000 sq ft, around 10 people
$90–$155about 150 m², around 10 staff
Medium office
$210–$400about 3,500 sq ft, around 20 people
£50–£90about 300 m², around 25 people
$210–$400about 3,500 sq ft, around 20 people
$120–$260about 300 m², around 25 staff
Large office
$280–$550about 5,000 sq ft
£65–£130about 500 m²
$280–$550about 5,000 sq ft
$165–$400about 500 m²
Very large office
$500–$1,050about 10,000 sq ft, a two-person job
£100–£230about 1,000 m², a two-person job
$510–$1,040about 10,000 sq ft, a two-person job
$280–$740about 1,000 m², a two-person job
Hourly rate
$30–$75what working pros bill
£18–£30what working pros bill
$30–$60what working pros bill
$40–$68what working pros bill
Minimum charge
$90smallest job worth the trip
£35smallest job worth the trip
$100smallest job worth the trip
$85smallest job worth the trip
Prices are per visit in local currency, from a fair budget price to an established operator in a higher-cost area.
United States: Offices are usually quoted per square foot per visit or as a monthly contract. Real job data from cleaning businesses puts a recurring office visit at $139 to $247, with a median of $178, lower in the Southeast and higher in the Northeast and West.
United Kingdom: Small offices are nearly always priced by the cleaner-hour, at £18 to £25 outside London and £20 to £35 in London, with visits of one and a half to two hours. Quotes are given before VAT. A legally employed cleaner costs a contractor about £15 to £16 an hour, so prices below that do not last.
Canada: Expect a minimum visit fee of C$100 to C$150 whatever the size. Toronto and Vancouver sit at the top of the range, overnight or weekend visits add 10% to 20%, and a 12-month contract usually earns the client 5% to 10% off.
Australia: Commercial quotes are normally given before GST, so check which basis you and the client are using. After-hours work runs about A$10 to A$15 an hour above business-hours rates, and washroom consumables and sanitary bins are billed as separate monthly lines.
Method
Ways to price office cleaning
01Flat price per visit
You walk the site, work out your time, and quote one price for each visit. It is easy for a small business owner to understand and easy to turn into a monthly invoice. Most solo cleaners should quote small offices this way.
02Monthly contract
The per-visit price, times visits per week, times 4.33 weeks. Clients prefer one fixed monthly bill, and it smooths your income across short months and holidays. State how many visits it covers and what happens on public holidays.
03Per square foot or square metre
Useful as a cross-check and expected by larger clients and property managers. The rate falls as the office gets bigger, because travel and setup are spread over more floor. Never quote from the area alone without seeing the washrooms and the kitchen.
04Hourly
The norm in the UK and for one-off or first cleans everywhere. Agree the number of hours per visit in writing. For regular contracts a fixed price is better for you, because you keep the gain when you learn the building and get faster.
Price factors
What changes the price
01Floor area, through your own production rate
In a small office one person cleans roughly 1,000 sq ft, or about 100 m², an hour including washrooms, kitchen, bins and floors. Open-plan space goes faster and a floor of small private offices goes slower. Work out your hours first, then check the result against a per-square-foot rate, not the other way round.
02Visits per week
An office cleaned every day never gets dirty, so each visit is mostly bins, washrooms and a quick vacuum. The same office cleaned once a week needs the full routine every time. That is why daily contracts cost about a quarter less per visit, and why they are still the most valuable work you can win.
03People, washrooms and the kitchen
Headcount drives the work more than floor area does. Twenty people in a small office fill more bins, use more toilets and leave more cups than five people in a large one. Count washrooms, toilets and sinks on the walk-through, and look inside the fridge and the microwave.
04Type of space
Medical, dental and clinic spaces need disinfection routines, separate cloths and often proof of training, and they pay 40% to 50% more. Shops and showrooms with open floors are quicker per square foot but usually want spotless glass.
05Floors and periodic work
Vacuuming and mopping are part of every visit. Carpet extraction, stripping and waxing hard floors, and high dusting are not. Quote them as separate jobs once or twice a year. In the US, carpet extraction and floor waxing each run about $0.10 to $0.40 per sq ft, and UK carpet cleaning runs £2.50 to £4.50 per m².
06Access and timing
Most offices want you in after staff leave, which suits a cleaner with a day job or daytime house cleans. Late-night, weekend and holiday visits earn a premium of 10% to 20%. Ask about keys, alarm codes and parking, because a ten-minute lock-up routine every night is part of your time.
07Who buys the consumables
Toilet paper, hand soap, paper towels and bin liners are the client's cost, not part of your cleaning price. Either they buy them, or you supply them and bill them as a separate monthly line with a markup. In Australia that line is commonly A$40 to A$100 per washroom a month.
Worked examples
Real quotes, step by step
United States
Dental office, three evenings a week
A 1,200 sq ft dental practice with two treatment rooms, a waiting room and one washroom. Cleaned Monday, Wednesday and Friday after closing.
Clinical spaces pay more because the routine is stricter and the client cannot risk a bad cleaner. Thirteen visits a month from one small site is a strong base for a new business.
Base price, 1,200 sq ft
$132
Two or three times a week
× 0.88
Medical, dental or clinic
× 1.4
Quote, rounded
$160
Going range
$130–$210
Time, with 15 min driving
2.25 hours
Supplies and fuel
− $11
Set aside 25% for tax and overheads
− $37
You keep
$50 an hour
United Kingdom
Daily clean of a 250 m² office
An accountancy firm with 25 staff on one floor, three toilets and a full kitchen. Cleaned every weekday evening from 6 pm.
There are about 22 visits a month, so the monthly total is solid. At the typical price, though, this job pays less than the going hourly rate once travel is counted, which is common on daily contracts won on price. Quote toward the top of the range or agree a lighter routine on some nights.
Base price, 250 m²
£59
Five days a week
× 0.75
2 or 3 washrooms, or a full kitchen
× 1.15
Quote, rounded
£50
Going range
£40–£65
Time, with 15 min driving
3 hours
Supplies and fuel
− £5
Set aside 25% for tax and overheads
− £11
You keep
£11 an hour
Australia
First clean before a weekly contract starts
A 100 m² real estate office that has had no regular cleaner for months. The owner wants a one-off first clean, including the staff fridge, before weekly visits begin.
Charge the first clean on its own, at about one and a half times a normal visit. It brings the office up to the standard your weekly price assumes.
Base price, 100 m²
$97
One-off or first clean
× 1.5
Fridge and kitchenette deep clean
+ $60
Quote, rounded
$210
Going range
$175–$240
Time, with 15 min driving
3.75 hours
Supplies and fuel
− $10
Set aside 25% for tax and overheads
− $50
You keep
$40 an hour
Canada
Weekend clean of a 5,000 sq ft office
An engineering firm with 30 staff, three washrooms and a lunch room. They want one thorough clean every Saturday.
This is about six hours alone. It works as a solo job on a Saturday, but if they later ask for weeknight visits as well you will need a helper, so price with that in mind.
Base price, 5,000 sq ft
$385
2 or 3 washrooms, or a full kitchen
× 1.15
Late night, weekend or holidays
× 1.15
Quote, rounded
$510
Going range
$370–$720
Time, with 15 min driving
6.25 hours
Supplies and fuel
− $13
Set aside 25% for tax and overheads
− $124
You keep
$60 an hour
Your costs
What it costs you to do the work
Small offices can be cleaned with good domestic equipment at first. Commercial clients do expect insurance from day one, and most will ask to see the certificate before they hand over keys.
Item
USA (USD)
UK (GBP)
Canada (CAD)
Australia (AUD)
Commercial or backpack vacuumFaster than a domestic upright across open carpet and built for daily use.
$200–$600
£150–£450
$270–$800
$300–$900
Mop system, buckets, wet floor signs and a cart or caddy
$80–$300
£60–£220
$110–$400
$120–$450
Cleaning chemicals, cloths and liners, per month
$50–$300
£40–£220
$60–$400
$70–$450
Liability insurance, per yearIn the US, add a janitorial bond at about $100 to $300 a year. Insurance and bond together run about $700 a year for a small business.
$500–$1,200
£80–£300
$450–$1,000
$370–$1,200
Avoid these
Pricing mistakes that cost beginners money
Quoting from the floor area alone
Two offices of the same size can be an hour apart. One has five people and a single toilet, the other has twenty people, four toilets and a kitchen that serves lunch. Always walk the site, count the fixtures and ask how many people work there.
Underbidding to win the contract
A low price locks you in for a year, and raising it three months later loses the client. Work out your hours per visit, multiply by a rate you can live on, add supplies and travel, and walk away if the client's budget is below that number.
Starting the contract without a first clean
Your regular price assumes the office is already at a maintained standard. If the last cleaner left months of dust on the blinds and scale in the toilets, quote a one-off first clean at about one and a half times a normal visit.
No written scope
List what is done every visit, what is done weekly and what is done monthly, and what is not included at all. Without it, interior glass, the fridge, the microwave and the dishes all become your job for free.
No price review clause
Wages, fuel and products go up every year. Put an annual review in the agreement, with a notice period for either side. Clients accept a 3% to 5% rise far more easily when it was agreed on day one.
Taking a site that is too big for one person
A 10,000 sq ft office is about nine hours of work per visit. That is a two-person job, with wages, insurance and supervision that a solo price does not cover. Build up with offices you can finish alone in two to three hours.
Questions
Common questions about office cleaning prices
How much should I charge to clean an office?
For a small office cleaned once a week, charge $140–$250 per visit in the US, £40–£60 in the UK, C$145–C$250 in Canada and A$90–A$155 in Australia. Charge less per visit for daily contracts and more for medical spaces, extra washrooms and out-of-hours work.
How much should I charge per square foot for office cleaning?
US cost guides put routine office cleaning at $0.07 to $0.20 per sq ft per visit, and Canadian guides at C$0.10 to C$0.25. In the UK the range is about £0.10 to £0.50 per m² per visit. Small offices sit at the top of those ranges and large ones at the bottom.
How much should I charge per hour for office cleaning?
Commercial cleaners bill about $30–$75 an hour in the US, £18–£30 in the UK, C$30–C$60 in Canada and A$40–A$68 in Australia per cleaner. One-off and deep cleans are billed at the upper end.
How do I price a monthly office cleaning contract?
Take your per-visit price, multiply by the visits per week, then by 4.33. An office cleaned three times a week has 13 visits in an average month. Quote that monthly figure, list what it covers, and bill periodic work such as carpets separately.
How long does it take to clean an office?
Allow about 45 minutes for setup, bins and lock-up, plus an hour for every 1,000 sq ft or 100 m² of small office. A 100 m² office takes one and a half to two hours, 250 m² takes two to three, and 500 m² takes three to five.
What is a fair minimum charge for an office clean?
About $90 in the US, £35 in the UK, C$100 in Canada and A$85 in Australia per visit. Even a one-room office costs you the trip, the setup and the lock-up, so never go below a figure that pays for about two hours.
Should I charge more for a medical or dental office?
Yes, about 40% to 50% more than a standard office of the same size. The work needs disinfection of touch points and treatment rooms, stricter separation of cloths and mops, and more care with clinical waste rules.
Do I need insurance to clean offices?
In practice, yes. Most commercial clients ask for proof of liability cover before they sign or hand over keys, and US clients often want a janitorial bond as well. Budget for it before you bid on your first contract.
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Where these numbers come from
The rates on this page were set in November 2026 from the published price guides below, then checked so that the calculator, the price list and the examples all agree. How we work out prices.