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19.0% Jobs Projection
$23,130 Median Salary
20,310 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Janitors Work in Florida?

124,460 people worked as Janitors in 2018 in this state.

There were 125,700 Janitors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,240 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Florida

Jobs for Janitors in this state are growing at a rate of 19.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.9%.

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Florida Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 20,310 annual job openings, and 151,800 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 Florida?

In 2018 wages for Janitors ranged from $18,600 to $35,050 with $23,130 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.94 to $16.85. The median hourly rate was $11.12.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.69 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.43.

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

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Top Florida Metros for Janitors

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 40,200 $22,660
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 21,370 $22,460
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 16,170 $24,540
Jacksonville, FL 9,440 $23,600
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 3,470 $23,400
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 2,900 $24,440
Gainesville, FL 2,820 $22,960
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 2,720 $25,160
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 2,700 $22,070
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL 2,680 $23,390
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 2,610 $21,990
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 2,570 $20,770
Tallahassee, FL 2,430 $23,310
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL 1,710 $24,170
Ocala, FL 1,420 $22,630
Port St. Lucie, FL 1,330 $25,270
Panama City, FL 750 $23,940
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 650 $23,750
Punta Gorda, FL 450 $24,340
Homosassa Springs, FL 310 $23,620
The Villages, FL 290 $21,640
Sebring, FL 290 $24,400

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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