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Money math without the spreadsheet headache. Plug in your numbers and I'll show you exactly where the dollars land.
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Click to load — tweak from there.Inputs
Result
Price per visit
$196
Monthly revenue (this account)
$426
Labor cost per visit
$108
Team-hours per visit
4.5
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How to use this
- 1Enter home square footage (sq ft).
- 2Enter base cleaning time (monthly frequency) (team-hrs).
- 3Enter team size.
- 4Enter loaded rate per cleaner per hour ($).
- 5Enter target margin (%).
- 6Enter cleaning frequency.
- 7Read your price per visit on the right — it updates as you type.
- 8Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone.
About this calculator
Recurring residential cleaning bids need to account for frequency discounts (weekly customers pay less per visit than monthly ones because the home stays cleaner and each visit is faster), team size, and a realistic time estimate per visit. This calculator prices a recurring bid across common frequencies so you can present a customer with options and know exactly which frequency protects margin best.
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Home square footage: 2200 sq ft
- Base cleaning time (monthly frequency): 6 team-hrs
- Team size: 2
- Loaded rate per cleaner per hour: 24 $
- Target margin: 45 %
- Cleaning frequency: Bi-weekly
Results
- Price per visit: $196
- Monthly revenue (this account): $426
- Labor cost per visit: $108
- Team-hours per visit: 4.5
What each field means
Inputs
- Home square footage (sq ft)
- The home square footage used in the calculation, measured in sq ft. Starts at 2200 sq ft so you have a working example on load.
- Base cleaning time (monthly frequency) (team-hrs)
- The base cleaning time (monthly frequency) used in the calculation, measured in team-hrs. Starts at 6 team-hrs so you have a working example on load.
- Team size
- The team size used in the calculation. Starts at 2 so you have a working example on load. Accepted range: 1–5.
- Loaded rate per cleaner per hour ($)
- The loaded rate per cleaner per hour used in the calculation, measured in $. Starts at 24 $ so you have a working example on load.
- Target margin (%)
- The target margin used in the calculation, measured in %. Starts at 45 % so you have a working example on load. Accepted range: 5–75 %.
- Cleaning frequency
- Pick the option that matches your situation — the maths changes per option. Choices: Weekly, Bi-weekly, Monthly.
Results
- Price per visit
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars and shown as the headline result. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Monthly revenue (this account)
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Labor cost per visit
- Returned as a money amount in US dollars. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
- Team-hours per visit
- Returned as a decimal number. It recalculates instantly whenever you change an input, so you can compare scenarios without reloading.
FAQ
Why does weekly cleaning take less time than monthly?
A home cleaned weekly never accumulates heavy dust, buildup, or clutter the way a monthly-cleaned home does, so weekly visits are often 30-40% faster per visit than a monthly deep-style clean of the same square footage. That's why frequency discounts on the per-visit price are justified by real time savings, not just a customer-retention tactic.
Which frequency is most profitable for the business overall?
Even though weekly customers pay less per visit, they typically generate the highest monthly revenue per account (roughly 4.3 visits a month) and the lowest customer acquisition cost per dollar of revenue since one sales conversation locks in a much larger long-term relationship than a monthly customer. Route density also improves since weekly customers repeat in the same territory constantly.
How should team size affect the bid?
A two-person team finishes a home in roughly half the time of a solo cleaner but costs close to double the hourly labor, so total labor cost stays similar, the real benefit is finishing more homes per day and improving route capacity. For homes with time-sensitive scheduling (before a showing, before guests arrive), team-based bids justify a premium since the customer is paying for speed and certainty.
Accuracy and limitations
- Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.
- Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.
- This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant.
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RevenueLab. (2026). Maid Service Bid Pricing Calculator. Retrieved from https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/maid-service-bid-pricing
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