Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$40,710avg. a year
$19.57 an hour · 18,260 employed
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $40,710 a year. That is $1,750 (4%) more than the Illinois average of $38,960. The U.S. average is $37,080.
$37,310Median pay
$19.57Average hourly
+4%vs. Illinois average
18,260Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for maids and housekeeping cleaners in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1490 jobs
Springfield, IL
$41,460
$19.93 an hour
26,630 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$35,920
$17.27 an hour
3430 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$35,500
$17.07 an hour
4940 jobs
Peoria, IL
$35,490
$17.06 an hour
5300 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$35,150
$16.90 an hour
6230 jobs
Decatur, IL
$34,950
$16.80 an hour
7510 jobs
Rockford, IL
$34,850
$16.76 an hour
8440 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$34,790
$16.73 an hour
91,030 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$33,370
$16.04 an hour
10280 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$32,460
$15.61 an hour
11420 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$31,770
$15.27 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $41,400 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | $46,090 |
| Pest Control Workers | $49,000 |
| Building Cleaning Workers, All Other | $59,410 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | $55,860 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | $60,940 |
Questions and answers
How much do maids and housekeeping cleaners make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $40,710 a year, and the median is $37,310. About 18,260 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $1,750 (4%) more than the Illinois average of $38,960.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 4.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.73 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 37-2012. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.