occupation · 37-0000 · New York

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations in New York

MEDIAN 2024: $42,910SOURCE: BLS OEWS

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What stands out

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations earned a median annual wage of $42,910 in New York in May 2024, with 306,650 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $33,310 or less, the best-paid tenth $65,400 or more. Since May 2015 the median moved from $29,220 to $42,910, +46.9 %. Among the 54 states with data, New York ranks 4 by median wage for this occupation. The national median is $36,790; New York is +16.6 % against it. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code for May 2024 (the cap changes by year). Every value links to its fact record.

New York, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

Reference	Employment	Median	Mean	10th	25th	75th	90th	Median hourly	Source
May 2024	306,650	$42,910	$46,480	$33,310	$35,990	$51,570	$65,400	$20.63	evidence →
May 2023	300,750	$40,130	$45,280	$31,470	$35,270	$50,010	$63,760	$19.30	evidence →
May 2022	293,090	$37,630	$42,720	$29,890	$32,390	$49,050	$60,610	$18.09	evidence →
May 2021	261,380	$36,960	$40,530	$28,630	$29,820	$47,720	$60,050	$17.77	evidence →
May 2020	273,330	$35,140	$39,000	$25,560	$28,360	$47,150	$59,910	$16.89	evidence →
May 2019	311,150	$33,730	$37,840	$24,210	$26,460	$46,270	$58,950	$16.22	evidence →
May 2018	310,580	$32,140	$36,470	$22,540	$24,870	$44,890	$58,360	$15.45	evidence →
May 2017	313,920	$30,730	$34,770	$20,490	$23,450	$42,980	$56,440	$14.77	evidence →
May 2016	319,020	$29,980	$33,660	$19,520	$22,410	$42,330	$54,400	$14.41	evidence →
May 2015	323,800	$29,220	$32,600	$18,990	$21,440	$40,830	$52,590	$14.05	evidence →

Metropolitan areas in New York

Median annual wage for this occupation, May 2024.

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$44,220	295,840
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$38,920	9,070
Kingston, NY	$38,870	2,360
Ithaca, NY	$37,960	1,600
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$37,910	14,460
Syracuse, NY	$37,230	9,960
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$37,160	16,090
Rochester, NY	$36,990	15,640
Glens Falls, NY	$36,860	2,160
Binghamton, NY	$35,980	3,230
Utica-Rome, NY	$35,980	3,520
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$35,690	1,330
Elmira, NY	$34,560	980

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