Going hourly rate for housekeepers?

[Anonymous]

We are in conversation with a housekeeper but she doesn’t know how much to charge. What is the going rate on Washington DC? We live in NE.

[Anonymous]

If she doesn’t know how much to charge in her profession she’s either not a legitimate housekeeper or moonlighting as a housekeeper. I personally would Lee looking for someone more reputable.

[Anonymous]

Fair. She’s new to home housekeeping. She quoted me $45 an hour. That’s insane, right?

[Anonymous]

Not really insane quote if she comes for two hrs.

[Anonymous]

How many hours a week ?

[Anonymous]

Our housekeeper has been with us for about 5 years; she charges $40 per hour. We use her 12 hours a week.

[Anonymous]

This is impossible to answer without more information. Tell us, OP, how much does a chicken sandwich cost? A steak dinner? Exactly.

Location matters
How many bedrooms/bathrooms
square footage
What duties you expect from her
How often she'll be coming over

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is impossible to answer without more information. Tell us, OP, how much does a chicken sandwich cost? A steak dinner? Exactly.

Location matters
How many bedrooms/bathrooms
square footage
What duties you expect from her
How often she'll be coming over

How dirty you make it in between
whether there are pets, what type, how many
whether there are children, how many, ages and messiness

etc

[Anonymous]

I am interested about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fair. She’s new to home housekeeping. She quoted me $45 an hour. That’s insane, right?

For one person or a team?

[Anonymous]

We pay $30 per hour for our housekeeper, between 12-25 hrs per week. We live in close-in Bethesda.

No problem finding candidates. To be clear, we have weekly cleaners, so our housekeeper does light cleaning, laundry, errands, groceries, food prep, etc. She is not a “house cleaner.”

[Anonymous]

I pay $50/hr deep cleaning every other week for one person. It’s not cheap but she is meticulous and works 7 hours without a break (her choice).

[Anonymous]

$40-50hr is the typical breakdown but they technically charge per job not hourly usually

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We pay $30 per hour for our housekeeper, between 12-25 hrs per week. We live in close-in Bethesda.

No problem finding candidates. To be clear, we have weekly cleaners, so our housekeeper does light cleaning, laundry, errands, groceries, food prep, etc. She is not a “house cleaner.”

We also pay $30/hr in DC for 15 hrs/week. Surprised to see $40 above. Is that the going rate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fair. She’s new to home housekeeping. She quoted me $45 an hour. That’s insane, right?

No. $50 is average. You're getting a bargain.