How much does Merry Maids pay? We offer competitive pay rates starting at $14 per hour, with our top earners making up to $24 per hour! Compensation includes hourly pay as well as production pay and tips.
Tipping practices can vary depending on where you live. In Illinois, a 12-15% tip is typical for house cleaners, but in higher-cost areas like California or New York, a 10-20% tip is more common due to the already higher base service rates.
As of Jan 29, 2025, the average hourly pay for a Maid in California is $17.87 an hour. While ZipRecruiter is seeing salaries as high as $23.01 and as low as $5.22, the majority of Maid salaries currently range between $14.23 (25th percentile) to $20.62 (75th percentile) in California.
Our Benefits
Many Merry Maids® locations offer positions with flexible scheduling and a family atmosphere. We offer competitive wages, paid training and company-provided supplies and equipment.
The minimum domestic helper salary in Singapore can range from $450 to $500, excluding maid levy.
You do have to use your own car which isn't the greatest, they don't pay for repairs but they do pay for gas, at my merry maids they adjust how much based on gas prices once a week.
Housekeepers are typically involved in broader household management tasks, while maids focus primarily on cleaning duties. Understanding these distinctions can help you hire the right domestic help that best suits your specific needs and preferences.
Housekeeper/Cleaner
Suggested Amount or Gift: Up to the amount of one week's pay and/or a small gift.
In general, tipping your house cleaner is not as crucial as tipping your waiter or waitress. However, many agencies pay only minimum wage, and their Home Cleaners depend on tips to earn extra money. If using an agency, go ahead and ask them for guidance on tipping.
4 answers. Yes, They hire men.
Local Merry Maids® offices may send one, two, or three team members to clean a home. Our goal is to customize the cleaning to meet our client's needs and also provide our team members with the greatest opportunities for career advancement. We will work with you so that you know how many people will be in your home.
Reliable transportation to drive to homes - mileage reimbursement is provided. Limited Company cars are available based on eligibility and driving distance. Why Merry Maids? For over 40 years, Merry Maids has created clean homes and given customers peace of mind.
Living Room: Dust furniture upholstery, vacuum, and tidy the space. Kitchen: Wipe down kitchen cabinets, clean the kitchen floor, and tackle kitchen surfaces like counters and appliances. Bathrooms: Clean surfaces, scrub toilets, and change bed linens. Bedrooms: Dust surfaces, vacuum carpets, and organize clutter.
In particular, the number of bathrooms and toilets (which take more time) can vary significantly which adds more time. Generally however we budget the following number of hours cleaning for each property type: 1-bed (2.5hrs); 2-bed 2-bed 1-bath (3hrs), 2-bed 2-bath (3.5hrs), 3-bed (4hrs), 4-bed (5hrs), 5-bed (6hrs).
Bi-Weekly. If you're able to tackle some basic home hygiene and care yourself, but need some extra help with the basics, then having home cleaners come in every other week may be a great fit.
Typical tip amounts for residential maid service are comparable to standard tip amounts in the restaurant business and other service industries, so tipping house cleaners 15 to 20 percent is a good benchmark. If your house cleaning service uses a team-cleaning approach, it's fine to give a $10 to $15 tip to be shared.
If you work with an independent cleaner and you have to cancel unexpectedly, the decent thing to do is to pay them anyway. And if you can't bring yourself to pay the whole fee, then at least pay part of it. Agencies often have their own policies for dealing with cancellations.
Merry Maids pricing and costs
Merry Maids charges an average hourly rate of $130/hour for their cleaning service. To get an exact price for your home, you need to contact Merry Maids for an estimate which usually entails a visit to your home.
Tipping is always welcome, but not required. If you were satisfied with your Merry Maids team and would like to provide a tip, we can help process a tip by card for your service, or you can leave a cash tip.
Merry Maids® can wash the walls in every room of your home, including: High-traffic areas. Kitchen walls. Bathroom walls.