About

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean hourly wage for cleaners is only $15.35.

Furthermore, many cleaning companies misclassify their employees as contractors. In doing so, workers can be paid less than the minimum wage and are denied access to benefits such as sick leave, vacation, and health insurance.

In addition, misclassified workers do not qualify for public and private programs such as unemployment, disability, workers’ compensation, and paid family & medical leave.

Finally, workers often pay for their own supplies and equipment, resulting in extremely low take-home pay.

With nearly one million people working as maids in our country, Well-Paid Maids can’t employ everyone. But, through our living-wage model, we aim to support all cleaners by showing customers, competitors, and policymakers that higher wages are good for workers and good for business.

Our Leadership

Every manager you see below started with us as a cleaner.

Well-paid, -covered, -insured, and -rested.

Our compensation and benefits are head and shoulders above the competition. Not only is it the right thing to do, it means we employ the happiest, hardest working folks in the business.

All employees are offered:

$26/h: minimum wage
80%: subsidized health + dental + vision for employees & dependents
24: paid days off per year
100%: employer-paid membership with the National Domestic Workers Alliance

In addition, as W-2 staff, all employees are covered by:

Unemployment insurance
Workers’ compensation insurance
Paid family & medical leave

Real stories from the Well-Paid Maids community.

Tati

Cleaner since 2021

What made you most excited about joining the Well-Paid Maids team?

I was excited about joining the team because they actually care about their employees. They offer a living wage and have great benefits that help me support my wife and my 2-year-old daughter.

What is your favorite benefit? How has it helped you?

My favorite benefit is that Well-Paid Maids pays for most of my health insurance. It was always a big issue to afford it with my former jobs. I had to pay about $200 a month for it. The job didn’t pay well, and my paychecks weren’t high enough to pay my bills, so I had to cancel the insurance. The cheapest option was through the state, but it was still $170 and not worth having.

In what other ways is Well-Paid Maids different from your previous work experiences?

Well-Paid Maids doesn’t put me down for having to call out of work due to emergencies. For example, last winter during a storm, my car was having issues and I didn't feel like it was a good idea to drive it in the snow. I called my manager, and she said not to worry about going into work because my safety was more important than having to reschedule a job.

The next day, I had to take my car into the shop and had to miss work again. Thankfully, it was a minor issue, but my manager understood that emergencies happen and didn’t give me a hard time.

What’s your favorite part of the job?

My favorite part is that I am able to work without being micromanaged. My managers give me the freedom to work how I feel is best for each situation.

How would you describe your experience with Well-Paid Maids in one sentence?

Working at Well-Paid Maids has been a blessing to me because I have never had a job where I felt respected and appreciated for the hard work I put in.

Paige

Customer since 2021

For Paige Strott, hiring someone to clean her two-bedroom D.C. condo is a worthy investment. It allows the busy professional to check a daunting project off her to-do list and spend more time with her friends and family.

But finding a quality cleaning company proved challenging.

“I had used other cleaning services that felt like ‘Uber for house cleaning,’” she says. “They didn’t clean my house any better than I could have, so I felt I was wasting my money.”

Through an online search, she found Well-Paid Maids.

“The way they support employees through benefits and a living wage appealed to me because I like to support companies that have strong values and treat their employees well,” she says, noting the Netflix show “Maid” opened her eyes to the poor working conditions that plague the industry.

Even more, she appreciates how meticulously Well-Paid Maids takes care of her home.

“There is such a strong feeling of relief and calm when I come home to a clean house that Well-Paid Maids has thoroughly and thoughtfully done,” she says.

Paige has Well-Paid Maids clean her home about once every other month. Sometimes she’s working from home and other times she’s at work. Either way, she says the process is always smooth and convenient.

When asked if she'd recommend Well-Paid Maids to a friend, she says she already has. Recently, she had a friend over who asked what service she uses because she had never seen Paige’s place so clean!