ISSA 612 method
Commercial Cleaning Cost Calculator
Estimate monthly cleaning price, annual contract value, labor hours, and price per square foot from transparent ISSA 612 production-rate math.
Sanity case checked before publishing
Office / 10,000 sqft / daily / carpet + trash + restroom produces $1,726.98/mo, $0.173/sqft/month, and $0.008/sqft/visit. Because published sqft benchmarks often mix monthly and per-visit labels, this page labels both instead of forcing the engine into a market range.
Free calculator
Build a cleaning estimate from square feet, frequency, and ISSA task times.
Cleaning frequency
Scope add-ons
Restroom fixtures
Live estimate
No login. No AI pricing. Form inputs go straight into CleanScope's deterministic ISSA 612 calculation engine.
$1,727/mo
$20,728 annual contract value
Per visit
$80
Labor / visit
3.5 hrs
Monthly $/sqft
$0.173
Visit $/sqft
$0.008
Inside common monthly shorthand range
Common office cleaning references often show $0.10- $0.18/sqft but do not always label monthly vs. per-visit math. CleanScope shows both; it does not inflate the engine output.
How this estimate is calculated+
ISSA 612 task times
Hours come from seeded production-rate rows, not a hidden multiplier.
Transparent assumptions
Default overhead is 10%; profit is 15%; labor burden uses the selected state profile.
Same engine path
The public tool calls the same pure calculation engine used inside CleanScope proposals.
Calculation method
How the estimate is calculated
Most online cleaning calculators hide a multiplier. CleanScope starts with the work: square footage, floor type, task list, fixture counts, and service frequency. The engine converts that scope into monthly labor hours, then applies burdened labor, overhead, and profit.
Task hours
Square footage is divided by the matching ISSA production rate. Restrooms use fixture counts instead of square footage.
Monthly workload
Each task is multiplied by the selected cleaning frequency, such as daily, weekly, or monthly.
Burdened labor
Base wage is adjusted for FICA, SUTA, and workers comp using the selected state labor profile.
Contract price
The engine adds 10% overhead and 15% profit, then returns monthly and annual contract value.
Rate reference
Commercial cleaning rates by facility type
These rows are generated by the same calculation engine using the public seed rates and national fallback labor burden. They are examples, not market promises.
| Facility | Example scope | Monthly | Monthly $/sqft | Visit $/sqft | Labor / visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office / Corporate | 10,000 sqft, daily | $1,727 | $0.173 | $0.008 | 3.5 hrs |
| Medical / Clinical | 8,000 sqft, daily | $2,239 | $0.280 | $0.013 | 4.5 hrs |
| Industrial / Warehouse | 50,000 sqft, 3x week | $4,287 | $0.086 | $0.007 | 14.3 hrs |
| Retail / Storefront | 12,000 sqft, daily | $2,004 | $0.167 | $0.008 | 4.0 hrs |
| School / Education | 30,000 sqft, daily | $5,054 | $0.168 | $0.008 | 10.1 hrs |
Small office
2,500-7,500 sqft
$350-$1,300/mo
weekly to daily service
Mid-size office
7,500-20,000 sqft
$1,300-$3,700/mo
daily service, light restrooms
Large facility
20,000-75,000 sqft
$3,000-$12,000+/mo
depends heavily on floor care
FAQ
Commercial cleaning calculator questions
How much does commercial cleaning cost?+
Commercial cleaning cost depends on square footage, cleaning frequency, facility type, tasks, labor burden, overhead, and profit. This calculator estimates monthly contract price from ISSA 612 production-rate math instead of a flat multiplier.
How do you price commercial cleaning per square foot?+
Start by estimating labor hours from square footage and task production rates, multiply by burdened hourly labor cost, then add overhead and profit. CleanScope shows monthly price per square foot and the per-visit equivalent separately.
Is this the final bid I should send?+
No. Treat it as a transparent starting estimate. Verify walkthrough details, restroom fixture counts, special floor care, supplies, access constraints, and local wage assumptions before sending a client proposal.
Why does per-visit square-foot pricing look lower than some online tables?+
Many online rate tables do not clearly label whether their square-foot number is monthly, annualized, or per visit. This calculator labels both monthly price per square foot and per-visit equivalent so the math is explicit.
Next step
Turn the estimate into a branded PDF proposal.
CleanScope saves the walkthrough, lets you edit every zone, freezes the calc output, and produces a proposal your client can sign.