How much you pay for cleaning lady?

Gold Member Joined: Feb 10 2009 Posts: 1419

I'm in Brooklyn and got my cleaning lady from an agency. $10 hour up to 5 hours; more than 5 it's $9 hour, plus $5 for transportation.

Gold Member Joined: Feb 08 2012 Posts: 1039 Location: USA

I got lucky with my new cleaning lady, she charges 10 dllars an hour, my prevous one was $12/hr. I am oot in the usa btw
when I used to live in the Uk several years ago, it was 4.50 pounds sterling/hr

Senior Member Joined: Dec 17 2010 Posts: 181

tzutzie count ur blessings, ur lucky!!!!
the going rate is $10 in brooklyn, but I've heard plenty paying $12 an hour already!
its ridiculous....
bh I have my cleaning lady also every friday for 2 hrs, shes not that thorough but perfectly fine for what I need her!!! thank god!!!!

$10 hour in canada. Some charge more but the cheaper ones are just as good.

It's interesting how the going rate for cleaning ladies is approximately the same almost everywhere in the world.

$12 in Brooklyn for Spanish lady.

We pay the equivalent of 13 dollars, but it is paid back 2 dollars by the state to avoid illegal work. Parisian suburbs.
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Silver Member Joined: Jun 14 2010 Posts: 692

$10 an hour, OOT. But she works real slow and is not that good. I'd prefer to pay a bit more and get better work... still haven't found the right one yet.

I have the same cleaning lady for years. in the beginning, I got her from an agency, and I don't remember how much they charged, somewhere between 8 or 10 dollars per hour plus transportation (bus fare about $5 round trip for the day).
At some point, she asked for a raise.
Now, once a week she comes for 8 hours and wants $105 for that day,
and another day in the week she comes for 3 hours and wants $40 for that. last week she came half an hour late, so she was only there for 2 1/2 hours, but she still asked for the same $40 for the day.
She also helps a lot with our child. often she is playing with the child, instead of cleaning.
I wouldn't want to start with someone new, so for now, that's what I do.
Do you think she is overcharging me?
she does give my child a bath and takes care of the child sometimes. she's very warm to the child.

Executive Member Joined: Jan 25 2011 Posts: 376

$8/ flatbush. She doesnt speak english , she is also from Mexico, she is the wife of the delivery guy from the fruit store. Since I go to this store once a week , one day I was desperate and I ask one of the workers ( spanish is my first language). I think she is very happy, bec she didnt have work before. I had to train her from A to Z, in Mexico, unfortunately, these people are 2nd class citizens they have no access to health care, improper nutrition, a lot of them are illiterate etc

I'm really surprised to hear the price for a cleaning lady is $10/hour.
I pay our cleaning lady in Philly $120 - she's here for about 4.5 hours. That's at least $25/hour!

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 27 2005 Posts: 2795

Nobody in BP has to pay transportation?! I pay $10+ 5 for transportation.

Senior Member Joined: Apr 12 2011 Posts: 168

I'm in NY - $10 or 12 an hour
Someone just gave me the idea to hire a college girl and pay slightly less (but u can't give them hard cleaning jobs, just the light stuff)

Silver Member Joined: May 27 2008 Posts: 528 Location: NY

Maryland, $12/hr. I also thought that was more expensive but apparently for here, it's very good, in other neighborhoods, cleaning women charge at least $15. Also, many ppl use cleaning companies, 2 ppl that come for an hour or two and u pay $80-100...

Silver Member Joined: Dec 22 2009 Posts: 635