How much do you pay your cleaning lady?

[changedname]

I just had a quote for my house (1700sq ft) and it was $115 biweekly. Seems expensive to me but I don't know what's the norm.

[Pom]

2,400 Sqft Mostly tile floors, 3 BR, 2.5 baths 1X/month = $135

[dancingirl21]

2,200 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, entirely hardwood floors (rugs in the family room/bedrooms she vacuums). We pay her $80 biweekly which I think is a steal. She has her own company, though, so isn't paying a big corporation.

[lurknomore]

$85 biweekly for ~2000 sq feet. Hardwood downstairs, carpet upstairs. 2 1/2 bath. Takes two people 1.5-2 hours.

[kaylie]

$155 bi-weekly for ~3,000 sq ft. Other quotes we got were closer to $100, but the woman we use is PHENOMENAL and meticulous. She even cleans the handles of our toothbrushes. She rarely takes new clients so when a spot opened up we jumped on it.

[imojoebunny]

I pay $140 every two weeks for 3000 square feet, 3 beds/3 baths. It is important to me to have people in my home who are background checked and legal to work in the United States. I also like that the two ladies I use work for themselves, so they are making $35 an hour, not the $12-$15 paid by the services I have seen.

[M]

When we were in Florida we paid a lady $12/hr. If I remember right, it took her about 4-5 hours for our all tile 4k sq ft house. She only vacuumed, mopped, and cleaned the bathrooms though.

[crashgizmo]

We have 2000 square feet 3BD 2BA, she comes 2x/month and we pay $80 each visit. This is a steal IMO, we used to pay $100/visit.

[gt7301b]

$100 every two weeks, 2,000 sq feet, HCOL, I need to give her a raise.  She cleans 4br and 2.5 baths.

[MNH2013]

1400 sq ft. Though we keep the dog in the man cave so she doesn't clean in there. We pay $70/1x a month. We may stop after M is 18-24 months, that is TBD.

[scout8]

2/1 about 1000 asf, $80 every two weeks.

[v]

$100 biweekly for 1 bedroom/2 bathroom apartment. It can vary widely based on cost of living and whether you're using an individual or a service (a service would be more like $200 for our apartment).

[h]

$100 every two weeks. 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom house. LCOL.

[sarahbear]

1740 Sq ft. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. One story. $70 bi weekly. HCOL

[CrazyLucky]

We pay $90 every other week. Our house is 2500 sqft, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 animals, two kids. What we pay her is very worth it to me because otherwise I'd be wasting a lot of precious weekend/family time cleaning. It's beena while since we had a "deep clean" though, and I think we need another.

[bostonmichelle]

We pay $75 every two weeks she doesn't do the whole house, probably 1200-1400 sq feet but its all high traffic, 2 bathrooms, 1 bedroom, kitchen/dining room, and living room. And stairs between the levels. If she did the whole house which is 1800 sq ft she said probably $100-125 but we just don't use the other rooms enough to justify it.

[Deleted]

$35/hour x6 hours = $210 every 2 weeks. 3200 sq feet. I always win these polls.

[Deleted]

I pay $120.00 for bi-weekly cleaning in a VHCOL area about 1300 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms.

[IrishBelle]

$17 per hour * 3 hours = $51 biweekly

LCOL, approx 1800 sq feet

[SJ]

$109 biweekly

[ds1013]

$110 every 2 weeks for about 4000sqft (4br, 3 bath) in a LCOL

[Deleted]

$100 bi-weekly, 3 bd/2.5 ba - 1500-1600 sq. ft. She was on the higher end of the quotes we received, but she's amazing. My house literally shines and sparkles after she leaves. She's also fantastic with our dog.

[steph96]

1600ish sf. 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 living areas. Biweekly. Two women. 2 hour cleaning for $140. If our house is easy to clean, they only charge our credit card for the amount of time they actually spent. So lately it has been $110 per visit.

When we used to leave a check for $140, they would make sure they actually spent the whole 2 hours so they would do a little organizing or deep cleaning. It made me happy to come home and see that they had organized our TV stand or cleaned the windows/blinds.

[hrp22]

I just hired someone a couple weeks ago and I don't think I"ll use her too much longer. I'm pregnant and we're trying to sell our house, so it's nice to have. However, she charges $110 for 1400 square feet bi-weekly. My house is pretty clean already since I'm on the market. She's only worked once so far, and I had to clean after because there were still spots on the kitchen floor, cabinets were still dirty and the handles on the fridge door were gross. That was the room she was supposed to deep clean that week, and it was less than stellar. She comes today, and we'll see how it goes. The house is pretty clean today already (pictures were done yesterday so I had to spot clean), so she better make it spotless.

[Deleted]

We pay $80 biweekly with a 2600 ft2 and 4/2.5. They do an amazing job and it is the best money spent all month.

[devonpow]

Our old house ( 2000 sq feet, 3 bed , 2.5 bath ) she charged $110 for very other week cleaning . Our current house. (4000+ sq feet, 5 bed, 5 bath) she charges $180 for every other week.

Worth every penny!

[honeybadger]

$100 (plus $20 tip) for bi-weekly cleaning.  3 br/2.5 ba 1350 sqft condo.  HCOL.  

[changedname]

Thanks! I just spoke to a friend a few streets over with a house almost double the size of mine and she pays $80. Going to keep shopping.

[jayhawkbecca]

63 dollars for three hours biweekly

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[Deleted]

70.00 every other week . 3000 sq ft home . I keep it neat and tidy so she just has to clean 2.5 baths, kitchen , 1 bedroom ( other 2 are un occupied) and the floors and dust the living/dining/family room.

It is an indulgence I hope I never have to give up!