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.

$13.50/hr base wage1.1475 burden multiplierUpdated July 2026

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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$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+
Labor74.9 hrs/mo x $15.49/hr
Labor cost$1,160.90
Overhead+$116.09 (10%)
Profit+$191.55 (15%)
Monthly estimate$1,468.54
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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.

1

Task hours

Square footage is divided by the matching ISSA production rate. Restrooms use fixture counts instead of square footage.

2

Monthly workload

Each task is multiplied by the selected cleaning frequency, such as daily, weekly, or monthly.

3

Burdened labor

Base wage is adjusted for FICA, SUTA, and workers comp using the selected state labor profile.

4

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.

FacilityExample scopeMonthlyMonthly $/sqftVisit $/sqftLabor / visit
Office / Corporate10,000 sqft, daily$1,469$0.147$0.0073.5 hrs
Medical / Clinical8,000 sqft, daily$1,904$0.238$0.0114.5 hrs
Industrial / Warehouse50,000 sqft, 3x week$3,645$0.073$0.00614.3 hrs
Retail / Storefront12,000 sqft, daily$1,704$0.142$0.0074.0 hrs
School / Education30,000 sqft, daily$4,297$0.143$0.00710.1 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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Method based on ISSA 612 task times. Last updated July 1, 2026.