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Janitors in California

Is California a good place for you to work as a Janitor?

9.9% Jobs Projection
$30,110 Median Salary
34,830 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Janitors in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Janitors in California is growing faster than average.

  • Janitors in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Janitors Work in California?

230,750 people worked as Janitors in 2018 in this state.

There were 227,050 Janitors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 3,700 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 28,770 Janitors working in it, which means California has more Janitors than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Janitors in this state are growing at a rate of 9.9% which is similar to nationwide projections.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 34,830 annual job openings, and 265,400 total jobs in 2026 for Janitors in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 344,100 annual jobs and 2,621,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Janitors Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Janitors ranged from $23,150 to $50,130 with $30,110 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.13 to $24.1. The median hourly rate was $14.48.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.89 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.59.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Janitors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Janitors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 83,560 $29,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 37,770 $31,540
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 19,700 $29,970
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 16,750 $31,920
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 16,740 $30,420
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 12,560 $30,390
Fresno, CA 5,000 $26,880
Bakersfield, CA 4,410 $27,500
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 3,370 $29,150
Stockton-Lodi, CA 3,010 $28,280
Santa Rosa, CA 2,340 $31,500
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 2,240 $32,380
Modesto, CA 2,110 $32,410
Salinas, CA 2,050 $29,200
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 1,730 $28,730
Visalia-Porterville, CA 1,710 $25,430
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 1,490 $31,080
Napa, CA 1,340 $29,330
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 1,130 $26,040
Chico, CA 930 $25,350
Madera, CA 930 $24,410
El Centro, CA 920 $29,000
Redding, CA 870 $24,450
Merced, CA 820 $29,820
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 740 $25,920
Yuba City, CA 510 $26,600

Top States for Janitors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Janitors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 230,750 $30,110
New York 190,600 $31,230
Texas 163,760 $23,340
Florida 124,460 $23,130
Pennsylvania 90,690 $26,680
Illinois 87,220 $27,810
Ohio 81,910 $25,030
New Jersey 67,380 $28,830
Virginia 63,050 $24,240
Michigan 57,850 $24,370
North Carolina 55,960 $23,030
Massachusetts 54,670 $33,300
Georgia 54,630 $22,860
Minnesota 46,850 $29,550
Washington 45,380 $32,670
Indiana 44,560 $25,160
Wisconsin 43,650 $25,680
Maryland 41,800 $26,240
Missouri 40,070 $25,760
Tennessee 38,400 $22,660

Below are the states where Janitors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts $33,300
Washington $32,670
Alaska $32,510
Hawaii $31,270
New York $31,230
Nevada $30,980
Connecticut $30,450
California $30,110
District of Columbia $29,750
Minnesota $29,550

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