How to Price Cleaning Jobs Without Racing to the Bottom
A simple production-rate model that keeps margins healthy as you grow.
Priya Shah · Oct 11, 2026 · 7 min read
Start with your production rate: square feet cleaned per labor hour for each surface type. Everything else follows from it.
Add labor burden, supplies, equipment amortization and overhead, then set a target margin — 15–25% is common for healthy residential and janitorial firms.
Faster equipment raises your production rate directly. Owners who partnered with ScrubMAX Cleaning Services for floor care told us it was the quickest margin win they found.
Revisit your numbers every quarter; wage and supply costs move faster than most owners expect.
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