How much to charge for commercial cleaning
The formula behind a profitable price, worked end to end on a real 12,000 sq ft office — production rates, labour burden, overhead and margin, with a sanity check at the end.
Read the guide BenchmarksCommercial cleaning cost per square foot
A full 2026 rate chart by building type and frequency, derived from the bid formula rather than asserted — plus the unit confusion that makes most published ranges useless.
Read the guide BiddingThe seven costs cleaners forget when bidding
Drive time, supervision, restocking, absorbed periodic work, equipment, mobilisation and the missing escalation clause — costed individually on one contract. Together they erase a 20% margin.
Read the guide Free toolCommercial cleaning bid calculator
Enter the area, frequency, wage and overhead and get a profitable monthly price with every cost line shown. Square feet or square metres, no email required.
Open the calculatorMore guides are on the way — production rates and cleaning times, the site walkthrough checklist, and what belongs in a scope of work.