Wages vary by area of the country, employer, and the cleaner's level of responsibility.
Car washes may supply vehicle cleaners with uniforms. Cleaners may also receive discounts on gas and free weekly car washes. Full-time vehicle cleaners may receive additional benefits, such as health insurance and paid vacation.
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment (SOC 53-7061)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $13.73 | $14.90 | $17.95 |
| Yearly | $28,551 | $30,992 | $37,336 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $13.49 | $14.37 | $17.75 |
| Yearly | $28,047 | $29,900 | $36,917 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $12.61 | $13.77 | $14.32 |
| Yearly | $26,244 | $28,633 | $29,776 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $14.15 | $16.06 | $20.63 |
| Yearly | $29,445 | $33,398 | $42,911 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $12.49 | $13.38 | $16.97 |
| Yearly | $25,973 | $27,826 | $35,300 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $12.81 | $14.19 | $16.47 |
| Yearly | $26,647 | $29,521 | $34,256 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $12.49 | $13.53 | $14.47 |
| Yearly | $25,973 | $28,138 | $30,117 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $12.88 | $14.09 | $17.08 |
| Yearly | $26,799 | $29,312 | $35,516 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $14.15 | $15.14 | $18.10 |
| Yearly | $29,445 | $31,502 | $37,642 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $13.87 | $14.79 | $17.49 |
| Yearly | $28,849 | $30,747 | $36,394 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $12.49 | $13.55 | $14.25 |
| Yearly | $25,973 | $28,191 | $29,641 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $13.41 | $13.59 | $15.50 |
| Yearly | $27,900 | $28,277 | $32,247 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $13.15 | $14.03 | $16.91 |
| Yearly | $27,366 | $29,183 | $35,175 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $13.52 | $13.80 | $17.78 |
| Yearly | $28,121 | $28,697 | $36,998 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $12.49 | $13.37 | $14.77 |
| Yearly | $25,973 | $27,808 | $30,706 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $13.30 | $14.46 | $16.92 |
| Yearly | $27,652 | $30,086 | $35,202 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $12.49 | $13.52 | $14.00 |
| Yearly | $25,973 | $28,120 | $29,109 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $13.50 | $17.43 | $19.22 |
| Yearly | $28,062 | $36,251 | $39,979 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $12.84 | $13.63 | $16.20 |
| Yearly | $26,704 | $28,354 | $33,706 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $12.49 | $14.38 | $21.29 |
| Yearly | $25,973 | $29,915 | $44,278 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $13.66 | $14.37 | $17.49 |
| Yearly | $28,429 | $29,899 | $36,374 | |
| United States | Hourly | $13.21 | $14.90 | $17.46 |
| Yearly | $27,470 | $31,000 | $36,310 | |