How much do janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners make in District of Columbia?

What the Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median says in District of Columbia

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median in District of Columbia at $38,520 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 37-2011 and BLS area 11.

BLS lists 16,400 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $40,640 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

District of Columbia's Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median is 4.6% above the U.S. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $36,840 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 37-2011 with area 11

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 37-2011 and area 11. SOC 37-2011 names Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Area 11 names District of Columbia. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 37-2011/11 row has 16,400 wage and salary jobs. There are 23.36 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.64. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 37-2011/11, the annual median is $38,520 per year, while the matching mean is $40,640 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 37-2011/11 10th percentile: $37,350 per year.
• 37-2011/11 25th percentile: $37,840 per year.
• 37-2011/11 median: $38,520 per year.
• 37-2011/11 75th percentile: $41,720 per year.
• 37-2011/11 90th percentile: $46,460 per year.
• 37-2011/11 employment RSE: 4.1%. Mean-wage RSE: 0.7%.
• 37-2011/11 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 11 facts behind this Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners page

Area 11 reports 701,920 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $111,010. Its annual median is $91,540. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 37-2011 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in District of Columbia runs from $39,650 at the 10th percentile to $195,190 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $55,460. The median is $91,540. The 75th percentile is $144,680. This is a place check, not a pay range for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 11. They do not show related skills or a path into Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.

• 1. Business Operations Specialists, All Other. Area: 11. SOC: 13-1199. Jobs: 37,790. Yearly median: $108,160. Jobs per 1,000: 53.84. Location quotient: 7.7.
• 2. General and Operations Managers. Area: 11. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 36,150. Yearly median: $168,000. Jobs per 1,000: 51.5. Location quotient: 2.29.
• 3. Lawyers. Area: 11. SOC: 23-1011. Jobs: 33,070. Yearly median: $195,190. Jobs per 1,000: 47.11. Location quotient: 9.71.
• 4. Management Analysts. Area: 11. SOC: 13-1111. Jobs: 19,000. Yearly median: $126,140. Jobs per 1,000: 27.06. Location quotient: 4.68.
• 5. Managers, All Other. Area: 11. SOC: 11-9199. Jobs: 18,570. Yearly median: $175,720. Jobs per 1,000: 26.46. Location quotient: 6.61.
• 6. Computer Occupations, All Other. Area: 11. SOC: 15-1299. Jobs: 17,200. Yearly median: $156,590. Jobs per 1,000: 24.5. Location quotient: 8.75.

Read the District of Columbia wage ladder for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

The 10th percentile is $37,350 per year. The 25th percentile is $37,840 per year. The median is $38,520 per year. The 75th percentile is $41,720 per year. The 90th percentile is $46,460 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $37,840 per year to $41,720 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $9,110. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare District of Columbia with its state and the U.S.

District of Columbia has a annual median of $38,520 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $36,840 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

A state comparison is not available for District of Columbia. District of Columbia is 4.6% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where District of Columbia sits for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

District of Columbia ranks 12 of 54 among states and territories with a published annual median for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 12 of 54 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 9. New Hampshire. The Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median is $39,150 per year. BLS estimates 9,420 jobs. The location quotient is 0.97.
• 10. Maine. The Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median is $38,940 per year. BLS estimates 9,180 jobs. The location quotient is 1.01.
• 11. Colorado. The Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median is $38,600 per year. BLS estimates 34,220 jobs. The location quotient is 0.84.
• 13. Nevada. The Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median is $38,420 per year. BLS estimates 32,830 jobs. The location quotient is 1.49.
• 14. Connecticut. The Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median is $37,960 per year. BLS estimates 28,740 jobs. The location quotient is 1.19.
• 15. Illinois. The Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median is $37,810 per year. BLS estimates 93,760 jobs. The location quotient is 1.08.

Where Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners medians lead among states and territories

The rows below use the same SOC 37-2011, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Massachusetts has the highest published median in this set, at $45,580 per year. District of Columbia sits at $38,520 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. Massachusetts has a Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $45,580 per year, or $7,060 above District of Columbia. BLS lists 55,490 jobs there, compared with 16,400 in District of Columbia. The location quotient is 1.07.
• 2. Washington has a Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $45,520 per year, or $7,000 above District of Columbia. BLS lists 47,380 jobs there, compared with 16,400 in District of Columbia. The location quotient is 0.94.
• 3. New York has a Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $41,640 per year, or $3,120 above District of Columbia. BLS lists 195,250 jobs there, compared with 16,400 in District of Columbia. The location quotient is 1.42.
• 4. California has a Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $41,090 per year, or $2,570 above District of Columbia. BLS lists 234,240 jobs there, compared with 16,400 in District of Columbia. The location quotient is 0.9.
• 5. Vermont has a Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $40,910 per year, or $2,390 above District of Columbia. BLS lists 5,130 jobs there, compared with 16,400 in District of Columbia. The location quotient is 1.19.
• 6. Alaska has a Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $40,510 per year, or $1,990 above District of Columbia. BLS lists 5,200 jobs there, compared with 16,400 in District of Columbia. The location quotient is 1.12.
• 7. Minnesota has a Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $39,610 per year, or $1,090 above District of Columbia. BLS lists 42,300 jobs there, compared with 16,400 in District of Columbia. The location quotient is 1.01.
• 8. Oregon has a Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median of $39,340 per year, or $820 above District of Columbia. BLS lists 25,890 jobs there, compared with 16,400 in District of Columbia. The location quotient is 0.93.

Where BLS counts the most Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs

California has the largest published state job estimate for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in this same-source set, at 234,240 jobs. District of Columbia has 16,400. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. California has 234,240 estimated Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs, a gap of 217,840 jobs from District of Columbia. Its median is $41,090 per year, or $2,570 above District of Columbia. Its location quotient is 0.9.
• 2. New York has 195,250 estimated Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs, a gap of 178,850 jobs from District of Columbia. Its median is $41,640 per year, or $3,120 above District of Columbia. Its location quotient is 1.42.
• 3. Texas has 184,840 estimated Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs, a gap of 168,440 jobs from District of Columbia. Its median is $33,010 per year, or $5,510 below District of Columbia. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 4. Florida has 131,900 estimated Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs, a gap of 115,500 jobs from District of Columbia. Its median is $34,490 per year, or $4,030 below District of Columbia. Its location quotient is 0.93.
• 5. Illinois has 93,760 estimated Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs, a gap of 77,360 jobs from District of Columbia. Its median is $37,810 per year, or $710 below District of Columbia. Its location quotient is 1.08.
• 6. Pennsylvania has 86,920 estimated Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs, a gap of 70,520 jobs from District of Columbia. Its median is $36,520 per year, or $2,000 below District of Columbia. Its location quotient is 1.01.
• 7. Ohio has 72,540 estimated Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs, a gap of 56,140 jobs from District of Columbia. Its median is $35,900 per year, or $2,620 below District of Columbia. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 8. New Jersey has 67,660 estimated Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs, a gap of 51,260 jobs from District of Columbia. Its median is $37,630 per year, or $890 below District of Columbia. Its location quotient is 1.11.

Where Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners takes the largest share of local jobs

Puerto Rico has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.18. District of Columbia has 1.64. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Puerto Rico has a location quotient of 2.18, a gap of 0.54 from District of Columbia. BLS lists 29,030 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs and a median of $21,890 per year, or $16,630 below District of Columbia.
• 2. District of Columbia has a location quotient of 1.64, a gap of 0.00 from District of Columbia. BLS lists 16,400 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs and a median of $38,520 per year, or $0 above District of Columbia.
• 3. Nevada has a location quotient of 1.49, a gap of 0.15 from District of Columbia. BLS lists 32,830 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs and a median of $38,420 per year, or $100 below District of Columbia.
• 4. Virgin Islands (territory) has a location quotient of 1.49, a gap of 0.15 from District of Columbia. BLS lists 680 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs and a median of $29,000 per year, or $9,520 below District of Columbia.
• 5. New York has a location quotient of 1.42, a gap of 0.22 from District of Columbia. BLS lists 195,250 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs and a median of $41,640 per year, or $3,120 above District of Columbia.
• 6. Delaware has a location quotient of 1.34, a gap of 0.30 from District of Columbia. BLS lists 9,220 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs and a median of $35,320 per year, or $3,200 below District of Columbia.
• 7. South Dakota has a location quotient of 1.33, a gap of 0.31 from District of Columbia. BLS lists 8,630 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs and a median of $35,480 per year, or $3,040 below District of Columbia.
• 8. Hawaii has a location quotient of 1.26, a gap of 0.38 from District of Columbia. BLS lists 11,230 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs and a median of $37,710 per year, or $810 below District of Columbia.

How common Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners is in District of Columbia

BLS lists 16,400 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners jobs in District of Columbia. It also lists 23.36 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 1.64. A value of 1 means Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners beside other roles in District of Columbia

The all-occupations median in District of Columbia is $91,540 per year. The Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median is $38,520 per year. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners is 57.9% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for District of Columbia. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a District of Columbia median of $38,880 per year. BLS lists 6,060 jobs and a location quotient of 0.43.
• 2. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a District of Columbia median of $37,430 per year. BLS lists 5,500 jobs and a location quotient of 0.32.
• 3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a District of Columbia median of $42,700 per year. BLS lists 12,810 jobs and a location quotient of 0.66.
• 4. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a District of Columbia median of $46,130 per year. BLS lists 7,720 jobs and a location quotient of 1.21.
• 5. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a District of Columbia median of $47,850 per year. BLS lists 11,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.12.
• 6. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a District of Columbia median of $48,250 per year. BLS lists 7,550 jobs and a location quotient of 0.64.
• 7. Bartenders, SOC 35-3011, has a District of Columbia median of $53,920 per year. BLS lists 5,760 jobs and a location quotient of 1.69.
• 8. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a District of Columbia median of $55,040 per year. BLS lists 5,670 jobs and a location quotient of 0.51.

The largest detailed roles in District of Columbia

Business Operations Specialists, All Other is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded District of Columbia table, at 37,790 jobs. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 16,400 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 701,920. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has 37,790 jobs in District of Columbia, a gap of 21,390 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its median is $108,160 per year, or $69,640 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 7.7.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has 36,150 jobs in District of Columbia, a gap of 19,750 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its median is $168,000 per year, or $129,480 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 2.29.
• 3. Lawyers has 33,070 jobs in District of Columbia, a gap of 16,670 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its median is $195,190 per year, or $156,670 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 9.71.
• 4. Management Analysts has 19,000 jobs in District of Columbia, a gap of 2,600 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its median is $126,140 per year, or $87,620 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 4.68.
• 5. Managers, All Other has 18,570 jobs in District of Columbia, a gap of 2,170 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its median is $175,720 per year, or $137,200 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 6.61.
• 6. Computer Occupations, All Other has 17,200 jobs in District of Columbia, a gap of 800 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its median is $156,590 per year, or $118,070 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 8.75.
• 7. Public Relations Specialists has 16,720 jobs in District of Columbia, a gap of 320 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its median is $102,740 per year, or $64,220 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 13.07.
• 8. Security Guards has 15,880 jobs in District of Columbia, a gap of 520 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its median is $64,210 per year, or $25,690 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 2.74.

Published role medians around District of Columbia

Public Relations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded District of Columbia role table, at $197,600 per year. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has $38,520 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $91,540 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Public Relations Managers has a median of $197,600 per year in District of Columbia, or $159,080 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 7,410 jobs, compared with 16,400 for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 21.92.
• 2. Computer and Information Systems Managers has a median of $195,190 per year in District of Columbia, or $156,670 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 5,690 jobs, compared with 16,400 for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 1.88.
• 3. Lawyers has a median of $195,190 per year in District of Columbia, or $156,670 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 33,070 jobs, compared with 16,400 for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 9.71.
• 4. Financial Managers has a median of $188,880 per year in District of Columbia, or $150,360 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 8,930 jobs, compared with 16,400 for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 2.35.
• 5. Managers, All Other has a median of $175,720 per year in District of Columbia, or $137,200 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 18,570 jobs, compared with 16,400 for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 6.61.
• 6. General and Operations Managers has a median of $168,000 per year in District of Columbia, or $129,480 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 36,150 jobs, compared with 16,400 for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 2.29.
• 7. Computer Occupations, All Other has a median of $156,590 per year in District of Columbia, or $118,070 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 17,200 jobs, compared with 16,400 for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 8.75.
• 8. Software Developers has a median of $136,880 per year in District of Columbia, or $98,360 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 6,120 jobs, compared with 16,400 for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. Its location quotient is 0.8.

Roles with the largest local share in District of Columbia

Public Relations Managers has the highest location quotient in the bounded District of Columbia role table, at 21.92. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 1.64. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Public Relations Managers has a location quotient of 21.92 in District of Columbia, a gap of 20.28 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 7,410 jobs and a median of $197,600 per year, or $159,080 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.
• 2. Public Relations Specialists has a location quotient of 13.07 in District of Columbia, a gap of 11.43 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 16,720 jobs and a median of $102,740 per year, or $64,220 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.
• 3. Lawyers has a location quotient of 9.71 in District of Columbia, a gap of 8.07 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 33,070 jobs and a median of $195,190 per year, or $156,670 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.
• 4. Computer Occupations, All Other has a location quotient of 8.75 in District of Columbia, a gap of 7.11 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 17,200 jobs and a median of $156,590 per year, or $118,070 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.
• 5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 7.7 in District of Columbia, a gap of 6.06 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 37,790 jobs and a median of $108,160 per year, or $69,640 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.
• 6. Managers, All Other has a location quotient of 6.61 in District of Columbia, a gap of 4.97 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 18,570 jobs and a median of $175,720 per year, or $137,200 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.
• 7. Management Analysts has a location quotient of 4.68 in District of Columbia, a gap of 3.04 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 19,000 jobs and a median of $126,140 per year, or $87,620 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.
• 8. Paralegals and Legal Assistants has a location quotient of 3.61 in District of Columbia, a gap of 1.97 from Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. BLS lists 6,400 jobs and a median of $89,750 per year, or $51,230 above Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners.

What $38,520 may mean after the District of Columbia price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for District of Columbia is 109.9. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 9.9% above that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $38,520 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners median by 109.9 divided by 100. The result is $35,050 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 155.0. Goods are 106.5. Utilities are 112.8. Other services are 103.0. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the District of Columbia row

The employment RSE for this Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners row is 4.1%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 16,400 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $40,640 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use District of Columbia wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners. It uses a District of Columbia place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $38,520 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners row for District of Columbia does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 16,400 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.64 is not a growth score. Rank 12 of 54 is not a place score. The 109.9 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 37-2011 in BLS area 11. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.