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UK salary report · 2026

Cleaner Salary in West Midlands

Official ONS earnings for West Midlands, covering 35,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Where this comes from →

Median salary — West Midlands

£9,744

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 11.4% change on the previous year

Mean

£11,344

Jobs measured

35,000

What most cleaners actually earn

Half of cleaners in West Midlands earn between £6,682 and £16,864. Earning above £16,864 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 West Midlands.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of cleaners earn less than this.

10th
£3,587
20th
£5,931
25th
£6,682
30th
£7,616
40th
£9,040
50th
£10,627
60th
£12,570
70th
£15,084
75th
£16,864
80th
£19,920
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How West Midlands ranks for cleaner pay

6th

of 6 GB regions with a published figure

West Midlands is the lowest-paying of the 6 regions ONS measures for this role, £3,047 behind Scotland on £12,791.

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 West Midlands?

The median is £9,744 a year and the mean is £11,344, 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 £6,682 and £16,864. Anything above £16,864 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 35,000 jobs in this occupation.

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