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  "slug": "us-janitor-median-hourly-wage-2025",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-janitor-median-hourly-wage-2025/",
  "topic": "labour",
  "claim": "The median hourly wage for US janitors and building cleaners was $17.71 in May 2025, according to the BLS.",
  "figure": {
    "value": 17.71,
    "display": "$17.71",
    "unit": "USD per hour (median)"
  },
  "scope": {
    "geography": "United States",
    "period": "May 2025"
  },
  "measure": "official statistic",
  "confidence": "high",
  "source_type": "primary",
  "source": {
    "type": "primary",
    "kind": "Government statistics",
    "name": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)",
    "title": "Occupational Outlook Handbook: Janitors and Building Cleaners",
    "publisher": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics",
    "published": null,
    "date_note": "Page last modified 2026-08-27 (OEWS May 2025 data)",
    "url": "https://www.bls.gov/ooh/building-and-grounds-cleaning/janitors-and-building-cleaners.htm",
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  "accessed": "2026-10-27",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "The median hourly wage for janitors and building cleaners was $17.71 in May 2025.",
    "lang": "en"
  },
  "quote_note": null,
  "caveats": [
    "Median wage paid to the worker, not the employer's full cost (benefits, payroll taxes, supervision and supplies are extra) and not a contractor's price.",
    "SOC 37-2011 (janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners); excludes the self-employed.",
    "The same figure appears in the BLS OEWS series OEUN000000000000037201108 (May 2025, via the BLS public API, read 2026-10-27); the lowest 10% earned less than $13.77 and the highest 10% more than $24.17."
  ],
  "verification": "Figure read in the source text on the access date and cross-checked against the BLS public API (editorial review, 2026-10-27).",
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    "checked_at": "2026-10-27T21:30:38.102Z"
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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 27). The median hourly wage for US janitors and building cleaners was $17.71 in May 2025, according to the BLS [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-janitor-median-hourly-wage-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “The median hourly wage for US janitors and building cleaners was $17.71 in May 2025, according to the BLS.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-janitor-median-hourly-wage-2025/.",
    "mla": "“The median hourly wage for US janitors and building cleaners was $17.71 in May 2025, according to the BLS.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 27 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-janitor-median-hourly-wage-2025/. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_us_janitor_median_hourly_wage_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{The median hourly wage for US janitors and building cleaners was \\$17.71 in May 2025, according to the BLS}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-janitor-median-hourly-wage-2025/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-27},\n  note         = {Original source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Janitors and Building Cleaners. Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (n.d.). Occupational Outlook Handbook: Janitors and Building Cleaners. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/building-and-grounds-cleaning/janitors-and-building-cleaners.htm"
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}