Office cleaning

Office cleaning cost for office buildings in New York

Office cleaning for office buildings in New York runs $1.28 to $2.44 per square foot a year, most likely $1.86, for a crew five nights a week. These are the New York State rates.

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New York, NY

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: $72; per clean, $49 to $94
20,000 sq ft office: $143; per clean, $99 to $188
50,000 sq ft office: $358; per clean, $247 to $469
100,000 sq ft office: $716; per clean, $494 to $938

New York rates by building type

Office cleaning rates in New York, per square foot a year
Building type	Low	Most likely	High
Office	$1.28	$1.86	$2.44
Medical	$2.05	$3.21	$4.49
Schools	$1.28	$1.93	$2.82
Retail	$1.03	$1.54	$2.05
Warehouse	$0.45	$0.77	$1.16

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 1.07. 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 New York?

Office cleaning for office buildings in New York runs $1.28 to $2.44 per square foot a year, most likely $1.86. A 20,000 square foot office is about $143 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 New York use?

New York uses the New York State 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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