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Janitors in North Carolina

Is North Carolina a good place for you to work as a Janitor?

13.1% Jobs Projection
$23,030 Median Salary
9,000 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Janitors Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 55,960 people working as Janitors in the year 2018.

There were 55,330 Janitors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 630 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Janitors in this state are growing at a rate of 13.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.9%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 9,000 annual job openings, and 68,120 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 North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Janitors ranged from $17,120 to $32,650 with $23,030 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.23 to $15.7. The median hourly rate was $11.07.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $10.71 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.36.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for Janitors

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 13,590 $24,160
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 11,840 $21,950
Raleigh, NC 7,540 $22,400
Greensboro-High Point, NC 5,050 $21,720
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 4,150 $24,390
Winston-Salem, NC 3,480 $20,590
Asheville, NC 2,810 $26,360
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 2,540 $23,880
Fayetteville, NC 2,040 $22,880
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 1,650 $23,050
Wilmington, NC 1,560 $22,640
Greenville, NC 870 $22,850
Burlington, NC 770 $20,990
Jacksonville, NC 650 $22,390
Goldsboro, NC 530 $23,920
Rocky Mount, NC 430 $23,200
New Bern, NC 390 $21,040

Top States for Janitors Employment

View the list below to see 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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