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How much does office cleaning cost?
Recurring office cleaning runs about $0.09 to $0.17 per square foot a month in ISSA’s 2025 rate guide, and California public janitorial bids won from 2024 to 2026 for buildings cleaned five to seven nights a week center near $0.18. HomeGuide’s 2026 guide puts a 1,000 to 2,000 sq ft office cleaned three times a week at $200 to $400 a month, and your own figure follows from square footage, visits a week and what the rooms hold.
Office cleaning prices at a glance
Price guides and public bid results quote office cleaning per square foot per month, or as a flat monthly fee for smaller suites. The table brings both together, with the office size and visit pattern behind each figure, so you can compare like with like.
| Office size or basis | Published range | Source and year |
|---|---|---|
| General office, recurring service | $0.09-$0.17 per sq ft a month | ISSA, 2025 |
| Commercial cleaning, all building types | $0.08-$0.20 per sq ft a month | HomeGuide, 2026 guide |
| California public contracts, 5-7 nights a week | Median about $0.18; most $0.16-$0.22 per sq ft a month | Public bid results, 2024-2026 |
| Small California offices, twice a week | $0.11-$0.13 per sq ft a month | Public bid results, 2025 |
| Small, restroom-heavy sites cleaned daily | $0.43-$0.62 per sq ft a month | Public bid results, 2025-2026 |
| Office under 1,000 sq ft | $100-$250 a month | HomeGuide, 2026 guide |
| 1,000-2,000 sq ft, three visits a week | $200-$400 a month | HomeGuide, 2026 guide |
| 2,000 sq ft, weekly | $100-$300 a month | Industry price guide, 2025 |
| 8,000-10,000 sq ft, three visits a week | $650-$2,000+ a month | HomeGuide, 2026 guide |
| First deep clean before regular service | $0.50-$1.00 per sq ft, one time | Industry price guide, 2025 |
Every figure in the table is a monthly price unless it says one time, so check that any quote you compare it with is monthly too.
Square feet and visits a week set the base
Cleanable square footage and the number of nights the crew comes are the two inputs that move an office cleaning price most. A bigger floor takes longer to clean, and every night you add raises the monthly total. Neither scales evenly: per-square-foot rates ease as buildings grow, because a wide open floor goes faster per foot than a run of small rooms.
Frequency is where most offices have a real choice. A team that is in every weekday and eats lunch on site needs a crew each working night, while a hybrid office with two anchor days stays sharp on two or three well-placed visits. The guide on how often to clean an office works through that decision room by room, and Loop’s office cleaning fits visits around the hours you keep, with evening and weekend service available.
Restrooms, kitchens and floors move the number
Two offices with the same footprint can price far apart because of what sits inside them. Restrooms and kitchens take the most time per square foot of any room, so a floor with four restroom blocks and a busy breakroom costs more than one with a single restroom and a coffee station. Dense cubicle rows also take longer than an open plan. HomeGuide notes rates above $0.30 per square foot where restrooms and kitchens are many, and California public bids point the same way: small, restroom-heavy sites cleaned daily came in at $0.43 to $0.62.
Floors add a second layer. Nightly vacuuming and mopping sit inside the monthly rate, while carpet extraction and hard-floor refinishing are periodic jobs priced on their own; commercial carpet cleaning covers extraction for office carpet. Condition matters too: a space that has gone a while without a thorough clean needs a first deep clean before nightly service can hold it.
Supplies: built in or billed on their own
Paper towels, toilet tissue, hand soap and can liners are a real share of the cleaning budget, and quotes treat them in two ways. Some fold supplies into the monthly rate; others clean with your stock and leave the purchasing to you. Check which kind you are reading, or a low monthly figure can hide a separate supply bill.
Loop works either way. We supply and restock paper, soap, liners and dispensers, or use what is already in your supply room. Janitorial supplies shows what we stock and install.
What California public bids show
Public janitorial contracts are among the few office cleaning prices published in full. Across 22 California public contract prices from 2024 to 2026 for buildings cleaned five to seven nights a week, the median was about $0.18 per square foot a month, and most fell between $0.16 and $0.22. The lowest winning bid, about $0.09, covered more than 160,000 square feet, and the smallest sites cleaned daily priced highest.
Use those bid results as a market check. Public contracts often carry union or prevailing-wage terms and fixed specifications for large buildings, which lifts some of them. They confirm that California office cleaning sits toward the upper end of the national guides.
From a range to your written quote
These are published 2025 and 2026 market figures; your price comes from a walkthrough of the space. Loop walks the office with you, counts the restrooms and kitchens, notes the floor types and the hours you keep, and sends a written quote with nightly work, periodic floor jobs and supplies on separate lines. Offices across Northern California and in Las Vegas are priced the same way.
Every crew is background-checked, supervisors run quality inspections, and Loop is insured, bonded and carries workers’ compensation, with a certificate of insurance for every client. If the first figure lands above what you planned, office cleaning on a budget shows which work to protect and which to pace.
A few useful answers
Common questions
Why do office cleaning quotes vary so much for the same size space?
Visits a week, the restroom and kitchen count, floor types and whether supplies are included all change the work. A 5,000 sq ft office cleaned three nights with one restroom and the same space cleaned nightly with four restrooms land far apart, so compare quotes on the same task list and visit pattern.
What does a small office pay for cleaning each month?
HomeGuide’s 2026 guide places offices under 1,000 sq ft at $100 to $250 a month, and 2025 industry price guides put a 2,000 sq ft office cleaned weekly at $100 to $300. Loop sets your number after walking the space with you.
Are cleaning supplies included in the monthly price?
With Loop it is your choice. We supply and restock paper, soap, liners and dispensers as part of the service, or clean with your own stock, and the quote shows which option you picked.
How much does a first deep clean add?
It is a one-time charge, and 2025 industry price guides put it at $0.50 to $1.00 per square foot. Offices coming off steady cleaning need a lighter first pass, and Loop prices it on its own line so the monthly rate stays separate.
What should we have ready for the walkthrough?
Your square footage, the days the office is busiest, the number of restrooms and kitchens, and any floor work you want done this year. With those in hand, the walkthrough turns into a written quote with routine and periodic work priced on separate lines.
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