How much do executive housekeepers make in 2026?
Executive housekeepers are counted in the BLS first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers series: OEWS May 2025 gives SOC 37-1011 a national median of $49,100 a year ($23.61 an hour), with the bottom 10% near $35,520 and the top 10% at $76,430. The series pools hotel housekeeping leadership with janitorial and building cleaning supervision across other industries, so it describes a family of roles rather than hotels specifically. The executive housekeeper runs the largest department in most hotels — room attendants, house persons, laundry and public area staff — and is accountable for cleanliness scores that directly drive guest satisfaction, for a labour budget that is usually the property's biggest controllable cost, and for the inventory of linen, amenities and equipment. It is widely regarded within the industry as the most difficult department to staff, with high turnover, physically demanding work, and a labour market that competes with warehousing and retail for the same workers. That difficulty is not fully reflected in the pay, which sits well below other department head roles in the same building. Property scale is the main variable: large full-service and resort properties pay toward the top of this band. Employment is projected to grow 2.5% through 2034 with roughly 33,000 openings a year. → Full executive housekeeper career guide, career path, credentials & placement →
Note: $49,100 blends every experience level and every setting in this occupation. For pay by level alone, see Pay by Level below.
- Executive Housekeepers earn a national median $49,100/yr ($23.61/hr) (BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 37-1011); the P10 to P90 range is $35,520 to $76,430.
- The executive housekeeper runs the largest department in most hotels and controls the property's biggest controllable cost, yet sits below other department heads on pay.
- It is widely regarded as the hardest department to staff, competing with warehousing and retail for the same workers amid high turnover and physically demanding conditions.
- Property scale is the main pay variable, with large full-service and resort properties paying toward the top of the band.
US Executive Housekeeper Pay Distribution · BLS OEWS May 2025
Pay by Level · BLS OEWS May 2025
How much do executive housekeepers earn at each level?
BLS OEWS publishes one blended wage for the whole occupation and does not break pay out by credential or practice level. The levels below distribute the published percentile range across the credential tiers this role actually hires at.
Level medians are aligned to the BLS OEWS May 2025 percentile distribution for SOC 37-1011; GlobalCybers does not yet publish a verified placement sample for this role, so no verified median is shown.
Methodology & Sources
How the numbers on this page are built
Published (BLS): BLS OEWS May 2025, SOC 37-1011, United States national estimate. Public, methodologically rigorous, but sampled on a rolling 3-year basis and published ~10 months after collection — so it reflects wages that are already 1–2 years old by the time you read them.
Level and certification medians: distributed across the published BLS percentile range for this SOC code (P10 through P90) according to the credential tiers this occupation actually hires at. They are modeled reference points, not separately surveyed wages.
State and metro figures: modeled — the BLS national median multiplied by the GlobalCybers state wage index, and for metros by the published metro index for that state. They are estimates of local pay, not BLS state or metropolitan-area observations, and are labelled as modeled in the tables below.
No verified placement sample:GlobalCybers does not yet publish a placement median for this role, so no "verified" figure appears anywhere on this page.
Pay by Career Level
How much does an executive housekeeper earn at each career stage?
Housekeeping leadership pay follows the size of the department and the standard it must hold. Each median is anchored to the BLS OEWS distribution for SOC 37-1011.
By State
Which states pay executive housekeepers the most in 2026?
These are modeled state estimates — the BLS national housekeeping supervisor median scaled by the GlobalCybers state wage index — not BLS state observations, and the series includes janitorial supervision outside hotels. Local variation here follows minimum wage law, property class and, in several major cities, hotel union agreements that set housekeeping terms directly.
6 of 51 state guides shown, ranked by median. Bar is relative to California ($56,460), the highest-paying state shown. See all role salary guides →
By Metro
Which cities pay executive housekeepers the most?
Modeled metro estimates: the national supervisor median scaled by the state wage index and then by that state's published metro index. They estimate local wage levels and are not BLS metropolitan-area observations. Union hotel markets pay housekeeping departments substantially above non-union ones.
BLS OEWS MSA estimates, May 2025. Nominal pay — weigh each metro against its cost of living before relocating.
Certification Impact
Which certifications raise an executive housekeeper’s pay the most?
Median annual pay before and after each credential, based on GlobalCybers placement data cross-referenced with BLS. License upgrades move the needle most; stackable certs add on top.
Impacts are not additive, the licensing rows share the same career ladder. Browse all 167 certifications →
Trade Comparison
How does executive housekeeper pay compare to related roles?
BLS OEWS national median across the closest trades. Executive Housekeepers sit mid-pack on median but carry one of the widest P10–P90 spreads, licensing and specialization drive the upside.
BLS OEWS May 2025. Verify executive housekeeper wages on BLS.gov →
Take-Home Pay
What does an executive housekeeper actually take home after taxes?
The medians above are gross base wage.
Estimates use 2026 federal brackets, standard deduction, and 7.65% FICA. Actual take-home varies with filing status, deductions, and local tax.
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