Well-Paid Maids

Living-wage home cleaning.

We give our workers a living wage and comprehensive benefits.

They give you a dazzling, professional cleaning like no one else can.

We give our workers a living wage and comprehensive benefits.

They give you a dazzling, professional cleaning like no one else can.

A cleaner wipes the interior of a kitchen cabinet.

A cleaner way of doing business.

We’re a living-wage home cleaning company deliver­ing excellent service to our customers while provi­ding our employees with the comp­ensation, security, and dignity they deserve.

Two cleaners cooperatively put fresh sheets on a bed

Livability for you and us.

Well-Paid Maids cleaners are trusted employees, not anonymous contractors or temporary gig workers. We’re proud of our employment structure, and are freely transparent about its details.

Do I need to be home during my cleaning?

Do you run background checks?

What’s included in a cleaning?

Cleaning products, including a sponge, glove, cloth, and bottle of all-purpose cleaner

Products that are safe for the planet, for your family, and for your pets.

We maintain strict standards for every product we use. You can rest comfortably in a home that was cleaned ethically and safely—and smells great, too.

Does capitalism need reform — or revolution?

A world tour of companies successfully bucking economic orthodoxies...the US-based Well-Paid Maids, which gives employees a living wage. They prove, Romeo says, that capitalism can work for people, not just the other way around.

A living wage made a world of difference to him

"I work only 35-40 hours a week and I'm making more than two jobs. And now I can spend some time with my family. I can help my dad when he wakes up." A living wage means a world of difference for Sayem. He's saving money for the first time. He has plans to go back to school for a career in IT.

This D.C. home-cleaning service pays its employees a living wage. Will it catch on?

Paying the employees at Well-Paid Maids above the going market rate increases business costs, Seyedian said. But he has a hunch that there is an unmet demand for living-wage goods and services he can tap into — and so far, he said, the preliminary results have been promising.

Crib inside a child’s nursery
Living room and kitchen of a house

Well-pleased customers.