How to Charge for Maid Services

Maid service is not just for hotels, it also streamlines your home or office maintenance.

Maid services can be procured for both your home and your office to save you time and energy. As a maid service, you are responsible for taking out the trash, cleaning the windows, the mirrors, the floors, solid surfaces, bathrooms and kitchens. On average, a professional maid service charges $30 per hour per maid. You can use this as a reference in determining how much you will charge. There are also some other items to keep in mind when quoting a charge for maid service.

Instructions

1. Calculate how much the cleaning supplies for the job will cost you. Consider which supplies you will need to use and estimate the quantities. Maid services usually provide the cleaning products; you can also ask the business or owners of the home you are cleaning to provide them.

2. Calculate the cost of the transportation of supplies and maids to the office or home being cleaned. Consider gas, the labor time involved to assemble the supplies and load them into the vehicle and the actual commute time.

3. Take into account the cleaning of special rooms in the home like basements, kitchens and bathrooms. If those areas are in disrepair, you can charge more for the cleaning because it will take more physical labor and time.

4. Ask the office manager or homeowner what their budget is for maid service. Use this as a reference point.

5. Calculate what you will charge the office manager or homeowner, considering the added special cleaning, transportation, and cleaning supplies. Keep it under or at the budget you were quoted by the office manager or homeowner. Make sure you will not lose money by providing your services for the price you quote.

References

• Repair Home: House Cleaning Services