Pay per visit · Standard
What a Standard clean pays.
A one-time Standard visit pays $154 to $231 before tips for the three example homes on this page, and you see the pay for any visit before you accept it. A 3 bed · 1.5 bath rowhome pays $192.50 for a published 3 hr 15 min, working the 40-point Standard checklist.
As of the published price list of September 23, 2026 · v20
Pay per visit
Standard, three homes.
| Home | Published time | Pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bed · 1 bath | 1 hr | $154 |
| 3 bed · 1.5 bath rowhome | 3 hr 15 min | $192.50 |
| 4 bed · 2.5 bath | 5 hr 15 min | $231 |
One-time visit, before tips and before any add-on.
Where the price goes
One Standard visit, split.
The household pays one published price for the visit, and you are paid one published amount from it. The three example homes are drawn to the same scale, so you can see the pay grow with the home.
Household price · 3 bed · 1.5 bath rowhome · Standard clean$275
- Your pay
- $192.50
- Hometress platform share
- $82.50
- 1 bed · 1 bath$154 of $220
- 3 bed · 1.5 bath rowhome$192.50 of $275
- 4 bed · 2.5 bath$231 of $330
What a visit looks like
The published time, home by home.
Each part of a Standard visit carries a published time as well as its pay: the clean itself, the bedrooms, the bathrooms and the size of the home.
- 1 bed · 1 bath1 hr1 bedroom, 30 min · 1 bath, 30 min · Cozy home, no added time
- 3 bed · 1.5 bath rowhome3 hr 15 min3 bedrooms, 2 hr · 1.5 baths, 45 min · Spacious home, 30 min
- 4 bed · 2.5 bath5 hr 15 min4 bedrooms, 3 hr · 2.5 baths, 1 hr 15 min · Large home, 1 hr
- Standard clean, no added time
- Bedrooms
- Bathrooms
- Size of the home
- Each add-on · 15 min to 1 hr, dashed at the longest
How pay is set
Set by the visit, not the clock.
A visit's pay is built from published lines: the type of clean, the bedrooms, the bathrooms and the size of the home, plus a line for each add-on the household picks. None of them is an hourly rate, and the total is shown before you accept the visit.
3 bed · 1.5 bath rowhome · Standard clean
- $119Standard clean
- $31.503 bedrooms
- $211.5 baths
- $21Spacious home
- $192.50The visit pays
The work
40 points, room by room.
The routine every other type of clean builds on.
- Entire House10 tasks
- Bathroom10 tasks
- Bedroom10 tasks
- Kitchen10 tasks
Add-ons
Extras pay on top.
When a household adds a task to a Standard visit, the visit gains that task's published pay and time. Each card opens the page that tells the household what the task costs.
- Laundry Wash & Dry (Per Load)$141 hrWhat the household sees
- Pet Shed Removal$17.5020 minWhat the household sees
- Wash Dishes$17.5015 minWhat the household sees
- Clean Inside Cabinets$2135 minWhat the household sees
- Organize Clothes Clutter (30-mins)$2130 minWhat the household sees
- Clean Inside Fridge$24.5025 minWhat the household sees
- Clean Inside Oven$24.5030 minWhat the household sees
- Sweep Finished Basement$24.5020 minWhat the household sees
- Clean Finished Basement (30-mins)$38.5030 minWhat the household sees
- Clean Interior Windows (6 Max)$4235 minWhat the household sees
Read the fine print
What is not in this number.
Tips
Tips are separate and optional. None of the figures on this page includes one.
Taxes
These are figures before any tax you owe on them. The Terms describe cleaners referred through Hometress as self-employed contractors.
Supplies
The published pay for a visit has no supply line in it, added or taken out. Bringing your own kit is covered on the main cleaner page.
Recurring plans
The figures are for a one-time visit. A household's plan discount can lower the pay for those visits, and you see that pay before you accept.
Payout timing
Payout method and timing are confirmed with you before your first visit.
Pay questions
Standard pay questions.
How much does a Standard clean pay?
$154 to $231 before tips for the example homes on this page: 1 bed · 1 bath, $154; 3 bed · 1.5 bath rowhome, $192.50; 4 bed · 2.5 bath, $231. Your own visits are built the same way, from the type of clean, the rooms and the size of the home, and the pay is shown before you accept.
How long is a Standard visit?
The published list carries a time for each part of the visit, and they add up the same way the pay does: 1 hr for the 1 bed · 1 bath, 3 hr 15 min for the 3 bed · 1.5 bath rowhome, 5 hr 15 min for the 4 bed · 2.5 bath.
What does a Standard clean cover?
The 40-point Standard checklist, room by room: entire house (10), bathroom (10), bedroom (10), kitchen (10). The full list is on the cleaning checklist page.
Are tips included in these figures?
No. Tips are separate and optional, and none of the figures on this page includes one.
Does a recurring plan change the pay?
These figures are for a one-time visit. When a household books a recurring plan, the plan's discount can lower the pay for those visits as well. The pay for any visit is shown before you accept it.
Other types of clean
Compare the pay.
- Deep$213.50 to $290.50Pay per visit
- Move-in / move-out$238 to $315Pay per visit
- Dream Home$266 to $343Pay per visit
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