Office cleaning

Office cleaning cost for office buildings in Charlotte

Office cleaning for office buildings in Charlotte runs $1.21 to $2.30 per square foot a year, most likely $1.76, for a crew five nights a week. These are the North Carolina rates.

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Charlotte, NC

Updated October 31, 2026

Night cleaning crew vacuuming and emptying trash in an open-plan office with city lights outside.

10,000 sq ft office: $68; per clean, $47 to $89
20,000 sq ft office: $135; per clean, $93 to $177
50,000 sq ft office: $338; per clean, $233 to $443
100,000 sq ft office: $676; per clean, $466 to $886

Charlotte rates by building type

Office cleaning rates in Charlotte, per square foot a year
Building type	Low	Most likely	High
Office	$1.21	$1.76	$2.30
Medical	$1.94	$3.03	$4.24
Schools	$1.21	$1.82	$2.67
Retail	$0.97	$1.45	$1.94
Warehouse	$0.42	$0.73	$1.09

Source: Public janitorial awards per sq ft a year, by building type. Grade C: modelled from public awards and scaled by the state factor of 1.01. What the grades mean.

What moves the price

Floor area: the more floor, the lower the rate per square foot.
Building type: medical floors take the most care; warehouses the least.
Nights a week: five nights is the standard; fewer nights cost less each month.
Add-ons: restroom deep cleans, breakrooms, high dusting and disinfection.

Other building types

Questions

What does office cleaning cost for office buildings in Charlotte?

Office cleaning for office buildings in Charlotte runs $1.21 to $2.30 per square foot a year, most likely $1.76. A 20,000 square foot office is about $135 per clean.

What does a nightly clean include?

Trash, restrooms, dusting and floors each visit.

How is a per-clean price figured?

The month's price over its cleans: five nights a week is about 21.7 cleans a month.

Which rates does Charlotte use?

Charlotte uses the North Carolina rates.

About these estimates

SkyPSI sets the estimate for commercial building services. Office cleaning is a service. A nightly crew is the method.

Rates calibrated October 31, 2026. Review by January 31, 2027. Method office-cleaning-v1.

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