Cleaner Salary in South East
Official ONS earnings for South East, covering 52,000 jobs.
Median salary — South East
£12,384
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 3.9% change on the previous year
Mean
£14,337
Jobs measured
52,000
What most cleaners actually earn
Half of cleaners in South East earn between £7,980 and £21,705. Earning above £21,705 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Elementary Cleaning Occupations” group in South East.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of cleaners earn less than this.
How South East ranks for cleaner pay
2nd
of 6 GB regions with a published figure
Scotland tops the table on £12,791 and West Midlands sits at the bottom on £9,744. South East is £407 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
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 South East?
The median is £12,384 a year and the mean is £14,337, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
What is a good Cleaner salary?
Half of cleaners earn between £7,980 and £21,705. Anything above £21,705 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 52,000 jobs in this occupation.
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