Maids and housekeepers who work at hotels and motels may receive tips from the guests whose rooms they have cleaned. Thus, wages for maids and housekeepers may be higher than these numbers suggest.
Wages vary by employer and area of the country. The worker's responsibilities and experience also affect pay.
Full-time maids and housekeepers may receive benefits. Typical benefits include health insurance, paid vacation, and sick leave.
Maids and housekeeping cleaners (SOC 37-2012)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $14.08 | $16.06 | $18.96 |
| Yearly | $29,275 | $33,419 | $39,444 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $13.16 | $14.44 | $16.63 |
| Yearly | $27,372 | $30,053 | $34,585 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $12.67 | $13.54 | $14.25 |
| Yearly | $26,353 | $28,144 | $29,641 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $15.11 | $17.53 | $21.28 |
| Yearly | $31,444 | $36,452 | $44,259 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $14.07 | $14.98 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $29,268 | $31,161 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $14.14 | $15.87 | $17.56 |
| Yearly | $29,416 | $33,005 | $36,526 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $13.24 | $14.44 | $16.34 |
| Yearly | $27,541 | $30,046 | $33,971 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.94 | $14.55 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $29,008 | $30,269 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $13.94 | $17.20 | $20.86 |
| Yearly | $28,993 | $35,775 | $43,396 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $14.56 | $17.04 | $19.20 |
| Yearly | $30,285 | $35,434 | $39,937 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $14.58 | $16.73 | $18.32 |
| Yearly | $30,337 | $34,812 | $38,104 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.98 | $15.82 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $29,091 | $32,920 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $13.31 | $14.26 | $16.96 |
| Yearly | $27,666 | $29,660 | $35,278 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $13.43 | $14.33 | $15.40 |
| Yearly | $27,928 | $29,802 | $32,019 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $13.23 | $13.75 | $15.33 |
| Yearly | $27,519 | $28,602 | $31,895 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $14.31 | $15.33 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $29,754 | $31,895 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $13.19 | $14.32 | $16.33 |
| Yearly | $27,433 | $29,777 | $33,956 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $13.10 | $13.88 | $14.40 |
| Yearly | $27,232 | $28,877 | $29,961 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $13.97 | $15.01 | $18.58 |
| Yearly | $29,067 | $31,219 | $38,662 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $13.47 | $14.44 | $17.87 |
| Yearly | $28,018 | $30,044 | $37,181 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $14.03 | $15.51 | $17.64 |
| Yearly | $29,176 | $32,273 | $36,692 | |
| United States | Hourly | $12.75 | $14.40 | $17.06 |
| Yearly | $26,510 | $29,960 | $35,480 | |