Cleaner Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 404,000 jobs.
Median salary
£12,132
gross, per year, all employees
Part-time work is common in this occupation, so the figure above sits 112.1% below the £25,732 median for people working full-time.
▲ 2.5% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£25,732
Part-time only
£10,279
Mean
£14,239
Jobs measured
404,000
What a typical cleaner takes home
On the full-time median of £25,732, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£1,837
Take-home a year
£22,047
Income Tax
£2,632
National Insurance
£1,053
What most cleaners actually earn
Half of cleaners earn between £7,619 and £19,775. Earning above £19,775 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 | £15,596 | £17,817 |
| Scotland | £13,281 | £14,984 |
| North West | £12,624 | £13,739 |
| South West | £12,531 | £13,972 |
| South East | £12,278 | £14,435 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £11,583 | £13,278 |
| Wales | £11,162 | £13,458 |
| East Midlands | £11,089 | £12,308 |
| North East | £10,958 | £12,992 |
| East | £10,937 | £13,486 |
| West Midlands | £10,260 | £12,367 |
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, 2026 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 the UK?
The median is £12,132 a year and the mean is £14,239, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £25,732 and part-time employees £10,279.
How much does a cleaner earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £13.44 excluding overtime, or £13.61 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only.
What is a good Cleaner salary?
Half of cleaners earn between £7,619 and £19,775. Anything above £19,775 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a cleaner?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of cleaners earn under £4,662 and the lowest quarter under £7,619 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
How much do the highest-paid cleaners earn?
The top 10% of cleaners earn more than £26,707 a year, and the top quarter more than £19,775. ASHE does not publish figures above the 90th percentile.
Which part of the UK pays cleaners the most?
London, at a median of £15,596, is the highest of the 8 GB regions with a precise ONS estimate; West Midlands is the lowest at £10,260. Regions where ONS marks the figure as imprecise are not ranked.
Has cleaner pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +2.5% for this occupation in the UK. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many cleaners are there in the UK?
ASHE counts around 404,000 employee jobs in “Cleaners and domestics” (SOC 9223) in the UK. Self-employed work is not included.
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.
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