House Cleaning Prices: What to Charge (and Expect to Pay) in 2026

The short answer

Most independent house cleaning runs about $25 to $60 per hour, or $120 to $220 for a standard clean of a typical three-bedroom home. A deep clean usually costs 1.5 to 2 times a standard clean, and a move-out clean lands in a similar premium range.

Those numbers swing with your location, how often the home is cleaned, and how much detail the job involves. The rest of this page breaks down each way the work gets priced so you can sanity-check a quote, whether you are paying it or sending it.

The three ways house cleaning is priced

• By the hour: $25 to $60 per hour. Simplest when the scope is unclear or for first-time cleans.
• By the job (flat rate): $120 to $220 for a standard three-bed, the most common way experienced cleaners price.
• By the square foot: roughly $0.05 to $0.15 per square foot for a standard clean, more common with larger homes.

Standard vs. deep vs. move-out cleaning

• Standard / recurring clean: $80 to $220 depending on home size.
• Deep clean: $200 to $400. Baseboards, inside appliances, scrubbing built-up grime.
• Move-out / move-in clean: $150 to $350. Empty home, but every surface gets done.

What changes the price

• Home size and number of bathrooms (bathrooms and kitchens take the longest).
• Standard clean vs. deep clean vs. move-out.
• How often the home is cleaned (weekly clients should pay less per visit than one-offs).
• Local cost of living and how booked the cleaner is.

If you are the one setting the price

Quote the job, not the hour. A client who hears '$45 an hour' starts watching the clock; one who hears '$160 for the whole house' just wants it clean. Flat pricing also rewards you for getting faster instead of punishing you.

Give recurring clients a lower per-visit rate than one-offs, because a predictable weekly route is worth far more than a single deep clean. To set a number grounded in your experience and area, run your details through the free calculator.