Building Services salary guide

Salary Needed for Janitors and Cleaners in Kansas

Janitors and Cleaners in Kansas: compare salary needs with estimated annual costs. Basic costs are about $44,525, while a 20% cushion is about $53,430.

Updated with BLS OEWS source metadata from May 2025; cost estimates reflect current WatchPennies county-level data.

Salary adequacy in Kansas

WatchPennies compares janitor or cleaner salary context with statewide median county costs for a single adult household. The comfort target adds a 20% cushion for savings, emergencies, and month-to-month variation.

Baseline annual costs

$44,525

About $3,710 per month.

Comfort salary target

$53,430

About $4,453 per month.

OEWS median salary

$34,480

Adequacy versus comfort target: 65%.

The available salary benchmark is $18,950 below the WatchPennies comfort target for Kansas.

Estimated cost mix

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Housing17%
Food9%
Transport32%
Healthcare14%
Other Costs8%
Taxes19%

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Common questions

What salary is needed for janitors and cleaners in Kansas?

WatchPennies estimates baseline annual costs around $44,525 for a single adult household in Kansas. A 20% comfort cushion is about $53,430.

Does this page use an official Kansas wage benchmark?

Yes. The occupation wage benchmark on this page is imported from BLS OEWS.

What costs are included in the salary-needed estimate?

The estimate includes housing, food, transportation, healthcare, childcare where applicable, other necessities, taxes, and income context from WatchPennies cost data.

Sources

Wage benchmark fields are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025, last modified 2026-05-15). Cost estimates use WatchPennies county cost data for housing, food, transportation, healthcare, childcare, necessities, taxes, and income context.