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23.1% Jobs Projection
$32,670 Median Salary
8,500 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Janitors Work in Washington?

In Washington, there were 45,380 people working as Janitors in the year 2018.

There were 44,680 Janitors employed in this state in 2017.

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

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

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Job Projections for Washington

Jobs for Janitors in this state are growing at a rate of 23.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 9.9%.

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Washington Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 8,500 annual job openings, and 62,870 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 Washington?

In 2018 wages for Janitors ranged from $24,720 to $48,280 with $32,670 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.89 to $23.21. The median hourly rate was $15.7.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.08 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.62.

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

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Top Washington Metros for Janitors

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 25,990 $33,460
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 15,000 $28,630
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 4,310 $30,800
Bellingham, WA 1,840 $27,500
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 1,780 $34,760
Kennewick-Richland, WA 1,370 $31,540
Yakima, WA 1,230 $30,630
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 1,160 $32,970
Wenatchee, WA 580 $29,930
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 530 $35,680
Walla Walla, WA 440 $30,120
Longview, WA 400 $29,050
Lewiston, ID-WA 340 $27,940

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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