Building Cleaning Workers, All Other pay range in Austin
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,440 or more. The middle half of other building cleaning workers in Austin earn between $35,800 and $46,610.
- $35K10th
- $36K25th
- $39KMedian
- $47K75th
- $55K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $42,680 | $3,557 | $20.52 |
| Median | $38,720 | $3,227 | $18.62 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $35,800 | $2,983 | $17.21 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $46,610 | $3,884 | $22.41 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Austin
On the average salary of $42,680, a single filer in Austin takes home about $36,473 a year, or $3,039 a month and $1,403 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Austin a good place for other building cleaning workers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $42,680 buys what about $43,522 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 10.0 years of this average salary before tax.
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other salary in other Texas cities
Austin ranks 1st of 3 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- Austin$42,680
- San Antonio$40,610
- Houston$40,150
Highest-paying cities for other building cleaning workers
Boston, MA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($70,340).
- Boston, MA$70,340
- New York, NY$62,000
- Chicago, IL$59,410
- Pittsburgh, PA$55,900
- Philadelphia, PA$55,760
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Building Cleaning Workers, All Other salary in Austin: questions
How much do other building cleaning workers make an hour in Austin?
$20.52 an hour on average, and $18.62 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level other building cleaning workers salary in Austin?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,800, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the other building cleaning workers take-home pay in Austin?
About $36,473 a year ($3,039 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,680. Texas has no state income tax.
Do other building cleaning workers earn more in Austin than elsewhere?
The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,614).
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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.3%.
- 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 no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.46, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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