How much do housekeeping managers make in 2026?
Housekeeping managers are counted in the BLS first-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers series: OEWS May 2025 puts SOC 37-1011 at 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 spans 178,760 supervisors across hotels, healthcare, education, commercial buildings and contract cleaning, which is why the band is wide relative to the median. Sector is the most useful thing to understand here. Hotel housekeeping management sits around the middle: high volume, tight labour budgets and guest-facing quality standards. Healthcare environmental services management pays above it, because infection prevention protocols, regulated waste handling, terminal cleaning of operating theatres and accreditation requirements make the role technical as well as operational, and hospitals staff it accordingly. Education and commercial building housekeeping sits around or below the hotel level with more predictable hours. Contract cleaning management varies widely with the contract's margin. For anyone in this occupation, moving from hospitality into healthcare environmental services is the single clearest pay improvement available. Employment is projected to grow 2.5% through 2034 with roughly 33,000 openings a year. → Full housekeeping manager 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.
- Housekeeping Managers 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 series spans hotels, healthcare, education, commercial buildings and contract cleaning, and sector explains most of the pay difference between otherwise identical roles.
- Healthcare environmental services management pays above hotel housekeeping because infection prevention, regulated waste and accreditation requirements make it technical as well as operational.
- Moving from hospitality into healthcare environmental services is the clearest pay improvement available in this occupation.
US Housekeeping Manager Pay Distribution · BLS OEWS May 2025
Pay by Level · BLS OEWS May 2025
How much do housekeeping managers 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 a housekeeping manager earn at each career stage?
Housekeeping management pay follows sector and the technical standard the environment demands. Each median is anchored to the BLS OEWS distribution for SOC 37-1011.
By State
Which states pay housekeeping managers 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. Sector matters more than geography in this occupation: a healthcare employer in a modest wage state frequently pays above a hotel in an expensive one.
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 housekeeping managers 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. Large hospital systems concentrate the best-paid roles in this occupation.
BLS OEWS MSA estimates, May 2025. Nominal pay — weigh each metro against its cost of living before relocating.
Certification Impact
Which certifications raise a housekeeping manager’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 housekeeping manager pay compare to related roles?
BLS OEWS national median across the closest trades. Housekeeping Managers 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 housekeeping manager wages on BLS.gov →
Take-Home Pay
What does a housekeeping manager 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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