{
  "slug": "issa-office-cleaning-rate-per-sqft",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/issa-office-cleaning-rate-per-sqft/",
  "topic": "cleaning",
  "claim": "Routine commercial cleaning of a general office typically costs $0.09–$0.17 per square foot, according to an ISSA pricing guide.",
  "figure": {
    "value": 0.09,
    "display": "$0.09–$0.17",
    "unit": "USD per sq ft (monthly contract cost ÷ cleanable sq ft)"
  },
  "scope": {
    "geography": "United States (not stated; USD)",
    "period": "Guide published 2025-12-04"
  },
  "measure": "industry guide (typical ranges)",
  "confidence": "low",
  "source_type": "secondary",
  "source": {
    "type": "secondary",
    "kind": "Trade association pricing guide",
    "name": "ISSA (The Association for Cleaning & Facility Solutions)",
    "title": "Commercial Cleaning Rates per Square Foot: Full Pricing Guide",
    "publisher": "ISSA",
    "published": "2025-12-04",
    "date_note": "By ISSA Staff",
    "url": "https://www.issa.com/articles/commercial-cleaning-rates-per-square-foot/",
    "archive_url": null,
    "archived_at": null,
    "primary_note": "ISSA does not state the method, sample or geography behind the ranges; it calls them general guidelines."
  },
  "accessed": "2026-10-27",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-27",
  "stale": false,
  "quote": {
    "text": "General Office Cleaning $0.09–$0.17 per sq. ft.",
    "lang": "en"
  },
  "quote_note": null,
  "caveats": [
    "ISSA calls these 'general guidelines rather than fixed prices'; no method, sample or region is given.",
    "The ranges are not labelled per month; ISSA's own worked example divides a monthly contract cost by cleanable square feet, which is how Whirrwork reads them.",
    "Routine janitorial work (trash, restrooms, dusting, floors), not floor scrubbing alone."
  ],
  "verification": "Figure read in the source text on the access date (editorial review, 2026-10-27).",
  "link_check": {
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    "kind": "ok",
    "status": 200,
    "checked_at": "2026-10-27T21:30:38.102Z"
  },
  "release": null,
  "report_url": null,
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 27). Routine commercial cleaning of a general office typically costs $0.09–$0.17 per square foot, according to an ISSA pricing guide [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/issa-office-cleaning-rate-per-sqft/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “Routine commercial cleaning of a general office typically costs $0.09–$0.17 per square foot, according to an ISSA pricing guide.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/issa-office-cleaning-rate-per-sqft/.",
    "mla": "“Routine commercial cleaning of a general office typically costs $0.09–$0.17 per square foot, according to an ISSA pricing guide.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 27 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/issa-office-cleaning-rate-per-sqft/. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_issa_office_cleaning_rate_per_sqft,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{Routine commercial cleaning of a general office typically costs \\$0.09–\\$0.17 per square foot, according to an ISSA pricing guide}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/issa-office-cleaning-rate-per-sqft/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-27},\n  note         = {Original source: ISSA, Commercial Cleaning Rates per Square Foot: Full Pricing Guide (2025-12-04). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "ISSA. (2025, December 4). Commercial Cleaning Rates per Square Foot: Full Pricing Guide. https://www.issa.com/articles/commercial-cleaning-rates-per-square-foot/"
  }
}