What is the SCA wage rate for janitors by state?
Across 1,521 active Service Contract Act wage determinations, the median base rate for a janitor (occupation 11150) is $17.23 per hour nationally; the highest state median is $21.07 in Washington and the lowest is $10.55 in PR.
Source: SCA Wage Determination Rankings, BidSparq
Data as of: September 9, 2026 (refreshed weekly)
Sample: 1,029 rate lines across 1,521 active SCA wage determinations, 55 states and territories
License: free to cite with attribution to BidSparq
Essential statistics
- National range across all determinations: $10.50 to $22.40 per hour base wage.
- Top three state medians: Washington $21.07, Massachusetts $20.97, California $20.25.
- 4 of 55 states and territories have a median base rate of $20 or more per hour for janitors.
- Median fringe (health and welfare) where the top state's determinations list it: $5.92 per hour, paid on top of the base rate.
- 1,029 rate lines for this occupation across the active determinations, refreshed weekly from SAM.gov.
SCA Janitor Wage Rates by State: top 15 state medians
| Rank | State | Median base | Highest base | Median fringe | Rate lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $21.07 | $22.40 | $5.92 | 24 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $20.97 | $22.38 | $5.92 | 49 |
| 3 | California | $20.25 | $22.08 | $5.92 | 41 |
| 4 | Vermont | $20.20 | $20.62 | $5.92 | 6 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | $19.99 | $22.38 | $5.92 | 23 |
| 6 | Hawaii | $19.50 | $21.17 | $2.51 | 3 |
| 7 | Alaska | $19.28 | $20.87 | $5.92 | 4 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $19.00 | $20.60 | $5.92 | 13 |
| 9 | Maine | $18.74 | $20.17 | $5.92 | 14 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $18.57 | $20.69 | $5.92 | 26 |
| 11 | Colorado | $18.52 | $20.41 | $5.92 | 13 |
| 12 | Oregon | $18.43 | $20.70 | $5.92 | 17 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $18.35 | $18.35 | $5.92 | 4 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $18.29 | $21.17 | $5.92 | 16 |
| 15 | Washington DC | $18.19 | $18.19 | $5.92 | 1 |
What this means
A Service Contract Act wage determination sets the minimum hourly base wage and fringe benefits a federal service contractor must pay each covered occupation in a locality. Bidders price labor from these floors, so the state medians here are the practical starting point for a janitor line in a federal service bid.
Per-state figures aggregate every active determination that lists the state; multi-state determinations count for each state they cover. Base wage only is ranked, with the median fringe shown separately. Davis-Bacon (construction) determinations are excluded from this series until their coverage is verified complete.
To price a specific solicitation, use the determination number incorporated in that solicitation rather than a state median; the median tells you where your locality sits in the national range.
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