Cleaner Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 411,000 jobs.
Median salary
£11,852
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 103.6% below the £24,130 median for people working full-time.
▲ 8.1% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£24,130
Part-time only
£9,878
Mean
£13,640
Jobs measured
411,000
What most cleaners actually earn
Half of cleaners earn between £7,434 and £18,884. Earning above £18,884 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of cleaners earn less than this.
Cleaner salary by region
11 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £14,750 | £17,111 |
| Scotland | £12,791 | £14,845 |
| South East | £12,384 | £14,337 |
| South West | £11,791 | £13,276 |
| North West | £11,461 | £13,394 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £11,319 | £12,676 |
| North East | £10,997 | £12,848 |
| East Midlands | £10,992 | £11,813 |
| East | £10,656 | £11,927 |
| Wales | £10,487 | £13,311 |
| West Midlands | £9,744 | £11,344 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Cleaners and domestics
- SOC 2020 code
- 9223
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Cleaner salary FAQs
What is the average Cleaner salary in UK?
The median is £11,852 a year and the mean is £13,640, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £24,130 and part-time employees £9,878.
What is a good Cleaner salary?
Half of cleaners earn between £7,434 and £18,884. Anything above £18,884 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 411,000 jobs in this occupation.
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