Local wages, the core of every quote
For May 2025, the federal wage survey reported that building cleaning and maintenance occupations in the Colorado Springs area paid an average of $20.39 per hour; the figure for the United States as a whole was $19.66. Those numbers describe what workers earn, which is not the same as what a cleaning company charges. A provider's rate must also absorb insurance, supervision, equipment, supplies, payroll taxes and profit.
Source: Occupational Employment and Wages in Colorado Springs — May 2025, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Figures are the mean hourly wage for building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations.
An example calculation
Suppose two cleaners spend three hours apiece in your building each night. Combined, that comes to 6 labor hours. Valued at the Colorado Springs area's mean of $20.39 per hour, those hours represent $122.34 in wages per night, and none of the other costs described above have been added yet. For this reason, a quote far under the local market rate often signals reduced hours, omitted tasks or uninsured labor.
Common pricing models
| Pricing model | When it is used |
|---|---|
| Fixed monthly rate | The usual structure for ongoing service. Once the hours and scope are settled, the provider invoices an identical amount every month. |
| Per-visit pricing | Generally used when service is weekly or less frequent, and for single deep cleans. |
| Hourly billing | Suited to day porter shifts, special projects and assignments whose length is difficult to predict. |
| Square-foot pricing | Common for floor work, such as carpet extraction or stripping and waxing, and for post-construction projects. |
Factors that affect your price
- Square footage
- Each added square foot lengthens every visit, and the hours a crew spends on site drive most of what cleaning costs.
- Frequency
- A nightly schedule produces a higher monthly bill than a weekly one, although the cost of each visit usually drops as the schedule grows more frequent.
- The kind of facility
- Clinics, commercial kitchens and restrooms in constant use demand more time and gentler, more careful products than an ordinary office.
- Flooring
- Carpet, vinyl tile and sealed concrete are each maintained with different equipment, and strip and wax is generally priced apart from routine cleaning.
- Access and hours
- Evening-only access, alarm or badge procedures and floors full of locked rooms all shape the way a crew schedules its visit.
Practical ways to reduce cost
- Tie frequency to actual use. An area that sees light traffic may be adequately served by weekly cleaning.
- Request separate pricing for recurring service and for periodic floor work, which makes each cost visible.
- Provide reliable access and a defined time window, so the crew does not lose time waiting.
- Require a written scope that lists each task with its frequency, so that quotes can be compared on identical work.