NC labor profile
Commercial Cleaning Rates in North Carolina
Estimate North Carolina commercial cleaning rates for offices, clinics, schools, retail sites, and warehouses with the local labor row selected.
Why North Carolina differs
North Carolina differs because this public calculator uses a $13.50/hr base wage and a 1.1475 labor burden multiplier for NC. North Carolina has the lowest burden multiplier in the public seed set, so the same task hours can price lower than states with heavier employer burden.
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Build a cleaning estimate from square feet, frequency, and ISSA task times.
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Restroom fixtures
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No login. No AI pricing. Form inputs go straight into CleanScope's deterministic ISSA 612 calculation engine.
$1,469/mo
$17,622 annual contract value
Per visit
$68
Labor / visit
3.5 hrs
Monthly $/sqft
$0.147
Visit $/sqft
$0.007
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.
State rate method
How North Carolina estimates are calculated
Use the North Carolina preset for a baseline, then adjust for Research Triangle offices, medical suites, school restrooms, or warehouse dust.
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
North Carolina cleaning rates by facility type
These rows use the North Carolina labor profile with $13.50/hr base wage and 1.1475 burden multiplier, then run the same ISSA 612 facility examples.
| Facility | Example scope | Monthly | Monthly $/sqft | Visit $/sqft | Labor / visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office / Corporate | 10,000 sqft, daily | $1,469 | $0.147 | $0.007 | 3.5 hrs |
| Medical / Clinical | 8,000 sqft, daily | $1,904 | $0.238 | $0.011 | 4.5 hrs |
| Industrial / Warehouse | 50,000 sqft, 3x week | $3,645 | $0.073 | $0.006 | 14.3 hrs |
| Retail / Storefront | 12,000 sqft, daily | $1,704 | $0.142 | $0.007 | 4.0 hrs |
| School / Education | 30,000 sqft, daily | $4,297 | $0.143 | $0.007 | 10.1 hrs |
Office / Corporate
10,000 sqft
$1,469/mo
North Carolina daily profile, $0.147/sqft/month
Medical / Clinical
8,000 sqft
$1,904/mo
North Carolina daily profile, $0.238/sqft/month
Industrial / Warehouse
50,000 sqft
$3,645/mo
North Carolina 3x week profile, $0.073/sqft/month
Use local labor data, not a national flat rate
The North Carolina page keeps ISSA task time constant while changing wage and burden values. That makes labor cost differences visible without changing the deterministic pricing engine.
FAQ
North Carolina cleaning rate questions
How are commercial cleaning rates in North Carolina calculated?+
CleanScope converts square footage, task list, fixtures, and frequency into labor hours, then applies the North Carolina labor profile before overhead and profit.
What labor assumptions does the North Carolina calculator use?+
The public North Carolina page uses a $13.50/hr base wage and a 1.1475 burden multiplier from the seeded state labor table.
What should I double-check before sending a North Carolina bid?+
North Carolina bids should still verify scope depth because lower labor burden does not offset missed tasks like high dusting or heavy restroom use.
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