Starting wage for a cleaning tech...?

[Mikey P]

Saw this poll in CleanFax today..




In today's online opportunity, post COVID world, when you consider all the sills that "we" require our from our technicians, starting pay should be $40 an hour bare minimum.

and even that won't get you a young person who has even half of these qualities...

People person
Good work ethic
Attention to detail
Understanding of basic chemistry (and the concept of gravity)
Moderately mechanical
Physically fit
Soft Salesmanship
Responsible

 

[Papa John]

My guys are paid commission, which comes out to about $30-$50 an hour.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Ok, there's a difference in a helper and a cleaning tech. What do you start a helper out? Going wage of a good janitor, and I mean a good one. Or maybe less and work him or her into a good tech?

 

[Bryce C]

My guys are paid commission, which comes out to about $30-$50 an hour.

Does that hourly rate include when they are driving around, or just on site in customers homes or businesses?

 

[Dwain Ray]

My guys are paid commission, which comes out to about $30-$50 an hour.

How in the world do you pay 50 per hour, match social security & pay 15 -30% workers comp???? Carpet Cleaning????or at that rate are you paying social security & workers comp.?. Workers comp was the nail in the coffin and made me go back from 3 employees to owner operator

 

[Kenny Hayes]

What about General Liability? Employees are expensive.

 

[Dwain Ray]

What about General Liability? Employees are expensive.

Even more to my point. Mechanics seldom make that much and they have to provide their own tools often costing them thousands snd thousands of dollars

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Im not suggesting to not have a helper, on the contrary. What is fair wage for a newbie hose puller,
help get the shiate outta the van and set up, and vacuum? You don't pay that person 40-50 per hr do you?

 

[Papa John]

Does that hourly rate include when they are driving around, or just on site in customers homes or businesses?

Entire time in the van and with clients.

How in the world do you pay 50 per hour, match social security & pay 15 -30% workers comp???? Carpet Cleaning????or at that rate are you paying social security & workers comp.?. Workers comp was the nail in the coffin and made me go back from 3 employees to owner operator

We charge a decent price.
Its a difficult Job and want to appreciate my crew. my crew stay years with me.

AND its San Francisco-- $50/hr is still near poverty level.
$100k is still poverty for a family of 4.

 

[Papa John]

What about General Liability? Employees are expensive.

$1600/a year. Vehicle insurance is $8500.
They dont work 40 hours a week.
They dont milk the clock because they are paid on commission. Redos are done on their own time because they obviously went too fast and failed to do a proper job. Redos seldom happen.

 

[Papa John]

Im not suggesting to not have a helper, on the contrary. What is fair wage for a newbie hose puller,
help get the shiate outta the van and set up, and vacuum? You don't pay that person 40-50 per hr do you?

If that was for me-- im rarely on the van and mostly just doing office and maintenance work.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Of course you can't do that everywhere. San Francisco isn't Oklahoma City for sure. Again I get the tech who goes out like Marty's son and you can sleep at night. They're worth their weight in gold.
That's not the same as a Donk.