SOC 37-2019 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro

Building Cleaning Workers, All Other Salary in New Orleans, LA

The average salary for other building cleaning workers in New Orleans, Louisiana is $33,470 a year ($16.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,530: half of the 70 people in this job in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 28% less than the U.S. average for this job ($46,420).

$33,470average per year

$16.09 / hourMedian $29,530Take-home ≈ $28,455

  • $22K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
-28%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Louisiana metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Building Cleaning Workers, All Other pay range in New Orleans

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,450 or more. The middle half of other building cleaning workers in New Orleans earn between $21,760 and $47,010.

  • $22K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $30KMedian
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  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$33,470$2,789$16.09
Median$29,530$2,461$14.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$21,760$1,813$10.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,010$3,918$22.60

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Building Cleaning Workers, All Other pay in New Orleans vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Other building cleaning workers in New Orleans earn about the same as the Louisiana average ($32,510) and 28% less than the U.S. average ($46,420). At the median the gap is -33% against the U.S. median of $44,040.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
New Orleans$33,470$29,530$21,760$55,45070
Louisiana$32,510$28,260$20,230$53,200280
United States$46,420$44,040$32,370$64,03017,210

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Building Cleaning Workers, All Other salary after taxes in New Orleans

On the average salary of $33,470, a single filer in New Orleans takes home about $28,455 a year, or $2,371 a month and $1,094 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is New Orleans a good place for other building cleaning workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the New Orleans area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.6), so the average $33,470 buys what about $36,146 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in New Orleans ($47,290). A typical home costs $261,414, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Building Cleaning Workers, All Other salary in other Louisiana cities

New Orleans ranks 2nd of 2 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Baton Rouge pays the most ($36,020).

All Building Cleaning Workers, All Other salaries in Louisiana

Highest-paying cities for other building cleaning workers

Boston, MA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($70,340).

Building Cleaning Workers, All Other salary by city

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Building Cleaning Workers, All Other salary in New Orleans: questions

How much do other building cleaning workers make an hour in New Orleans?

$16.09 an hour on average, and $14.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other building cleaning workers salary in New Orleans?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $21,760, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other building cleaning workers take-home pay in New Orleans?

About $28,455 a year ($2,371 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $33,470.

Do other building cleaning workers earn more in New Orleans than elsewhere?

The average here is 28% less than the U.S. average for this job ($46,420).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 37-2019; area New Orleans-Metairie, LA (35380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 13.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.43, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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