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How much should you charge for a clean?

Price each home or office from what the clean costs you: hours on site for the whole team, the drive, supplies and your share of overhead. Add the margin you want, and the calculator gives you a price per clean and per month.

Average drive from the previous stop.

Wage plus payroll costs.

Fuel and wear for the drive to this customer.

Insurance, phone, software, equipment payments and other fixed costs.

Your overhead is spread across these. Use your average across the year.

The share of the price you keep after costs. 30% of a $100 visit is $30.

$201 per visit

$436 a month

Cost per visit: $141 · Profit per visit: $60

Wages $110 · Supplies per visit $8 · Vehicle $4 · Overhead $19

That's $73 for each hour the job takes, including the drive.

Driving to this customer is 9% of the job's time and costs you $14 a visit. See what driving costs across all your routes

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What goes into a cleaning price

Time on site is the biggest cost, so time your first visit at each home and price the regular cleans from that, not from the number of bedrooms alone. A first deep clean usually takes much longer than a regular visit: price it on its own. Enter how long the visit takes from arrival to leaving, and the team size separately: a two-hour visit with two cleaners is four hours of wages.

How this calculator works

It adds up the cost of one visit: wages for everyone on the job for the time on site and the drive, materials, vehicle cost, and your monthly overhead divided by your visits each month. Then it sets the price so that your chosen margin is left after those costs: price = cost ÷ (1 − margin). The monthly and yearly figures multiply the price by the visits in that period.

Why the drive belongs in the price

Customers don't see the drive, but you pay for it on every visit. If your stops are spread out or in a poor order, the same price earns you less. Shorter drives lower the cost of every visit without changing what the customer pays.

Questions

Should I charge by the hour or a flat rate?
Customers usually prefer a flat price per clean. This calculator turns your hourly costs into one, and shows the price per hour of the job so you can compare it with an hourly rate.
Do I include supplies?
If you bring your own products and equipment, enter their average cost per clean. If the customer provides supplies, set it to 0.
What do other cleaning companies charge?
It varies a lot by area. This calculator starts from your own costs so every price covers them. Compare the result with local quotes before you set your rates.

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