Scheduled and special project pricing for commercial cleaning

We regularly survey BuyerZone users to ask how their purchases went. We've used their responses to provide an overview of actual prices paid for different levels of commercial cleaning services.

Commercial cleaning companies typically break their services down into two groups: scheduled cleaning and specialty cleaning. In order to request specialty cleaning projects, you must be under a scheduled cleaning contract.

• Scheduled cleaning consists of day-to-day janitorial duties like trash pickup, mopping, vacuuming, window washing, and bathroom maintenance. The amount you'll pay will be based on the frequency of cleanings and number of services.
• Specialty cleaning jobs take hours or days to perform and must be scheduled months in advance. Specialty cleaning includes deep cleaning jobs like external window washing or building scrubbing, or restoration projects like powerwashing floors and intense carpet cleaning.

Keep an eye out for other costs such as "first-time cleaning" fees which a cleaning company may charge if you're not under a long-term contract, or consumables and cleaning supplies if the vendor doesn't include them.

Scheduled cleaning prices

• "Office cleaning contract to dust, vacuum and remove trash, wipe down counters, office equipment, and tables, and clean two bathrooms – $180 per month."

  – Office manager, Oaks, Pennsylvania

• "Cleaning a 2,500-square foot area once a week for $220 per month."

  – Telecom general manager, West Babylon, New York

• "$3,600 a month for a cleaning crew of four people. Service includes vacuuming, cleaning 12 toilets, dusting, and removing trash from four floors of a building."

  – Educator, Washington D.C.

• "$180 per month for all janitorial services. $120 for the initial cleaning."

  – Retailer, Dallas, Texas

• "$40 per visit (twice weekly) includes regular cleaning & supplies."

  – Information services manager, Cincinnati, Ohio

• "$2,490/month to clean a 72,000 sq ft warehouse/office complex."

  – Business service provider, Tampa, Florida

• "Standard 3 days per week for midday cleaning services for $325 per month plus an additional $10 per month for supplies."

  – Health care provider, Catonsville, Maryland

• "$480/month, twice per week office cleaning that takes about five hours to complete."

  – Business service provider, South Portland, Maine

• "Initial cleaning service for $110 plus $160 for one month of service (bi-weekly)."

  – Retailer, Mount Sterling, Ohio

• "$167/month. Mop and vacuum floors, clean bathrooms and kitchens. All done weekly."

  – Retailer, Addison, Texas

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Specialty cleaning prices

• "$1,400 total for cleaning three chandeliers plus doing electrical work on them if needed."

  – Hospitality manager, Lansing, Michigan

• "$329 per month for once per week cleaning of facility of all items within reach (bathrooms, kitchen area, general retail area, back room and office) plus a once per month deeper cleaning of all items higher than reach."

  – Retailer, Chester, New Jersey

• "$296 monthly for general cleaning with quarterly carpet shampooing and window washing inside and out."

  – General Contractor, Corona, California

• "$1,800. Ceiling and walls washed, floor pressure washing on a 32,000 sq. ft. warehouse.  Took two people 4 days and 6 to 8 hours per day to clean."

  – Wholesaler, Cumming, Georgia

• "$205/month for once a week cleaning and quarterly waxing and buffing of floors and window cleaning."

  – Health Care Manager, Colorado Springs, Colorado

• "Office cleaning for 3,000 square feet, 3x per week = $470/month. Includes a floor maintenance program."

  – Facilities operator, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• "$225/month with full cleaning services 3 days a week - great deal, and the company included a year of intense carpet cleaning."

  – Health care manager, Modesto, California

• "$375/month for cleaning one time per week. $1,100 to strip and wax floors (6,000 sq. ft.). Vendor provides all supplies."
• "$650 for "deep" cleaning of office areas, kitchen & bathrooms."

  – Designer, Los Angeles, California

• "$370 per month for 3 times a week cleaning.  This included all cleaning supplies and twice annual carpet cleaning."

  – Office Manager, West Palm Beach, Florida

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Want more information on choosing an commercial cleaning service? Read our Commercial Cleaning Buyer's Guide.

Information was provided by BuyerZone users. Quotes have been edited for clarity only.