Office cleaning

Office cleaning cost for office buildings in Houston

Office cleaning for office buildings in Houston runs $1.20 to $2.28 per square foot a year, most likely $1.74, for a crew five nights a week. These are the Texas rates.

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Houston, TX

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: $67; per clean, $46 to $88
20,000 sq ft office: $134; per clean, $92 to $175
50,000 sq ft office: $335; per clean, $231 to $438
100,000 sq ft office: $669; per clean, $462 to $877

Houston rates by building type

Office cleaning rates in Houston, per square foot a year
Building type	Low	Most likely	High
Office	$1.20	$1.74	$2.28
Medical	$1.92	$3.00	$4.20
Schools	$1.20	$1.80	$2.64
Retail	$0.96	$1.44	$1.92
Warehouse	$0.42	$0.72	$1.08

Source: Public janitorial awards per sq ft a year, by building type. Grade C: modelled from public awards. 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 Houston?

Office cleaning for office buildings in Houston runs $1.20 to $2.28 per square foot a year, most likely $1.74. A 20,000 square foot office is about $134 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 Houston use?

Houston uses the Texas 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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Sources: SkyPSI estimator.

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