Church cleaning prices per square foot
Churches and other places of worship are cleaned a few times a week around services and events: the sanctuary, a fellowship hall, the nursery and restrooms. Here is what that work costs per square foot, computed from production rates.
Quick answer
$0.19 to $0.25 per sq ft per month
About $1,234/month for a 5,000 sq ft church and $9,481/month for 50,000 sq ft. Smaller buildings cost more per square foot: restrooms, trash and break rooms do not shrink with the floor area.
How this is computed
- Sizes: 5,000 and 50,000 sq ft, the typical range for churches and places of worship.
- Scope: BidLoom's default areas and tasks for a church (listed below), on its default schedule of 3 visits a week, timed with BidLoom's production rates (approximations of ISSA 612 from public sources).
- Labor: $15.00/hr base wage, burdened to $16.82/hr with FICA, FUTA, US-average SUTA (2.7%) and janitorial workers comp (3.5%, EMR 1.00), no benefits.
- Supplies at 6% of labor, and the price at a 30% margin.
These are the defaults a new BidLoom account starts with, so the full bid opens at the same price. Pick your state below, or set your own wage and rates in the app.
- Hours per visit
- ~9.3 hrs
- Monthly price at 30% margin
- ~$3,067/mo
- Per sq ft per month
- $0.20
Burdened labor at $16.82/hr (US averages). State paid leave estimates use the higher-obligation tier within 10–49 employees; employee deductions are excluded. Tasks done on every visit follow the visits per week; the others keep the schedule below unless there are fewer visits. Fewer visits add a per-visit buildup: each visit has more to clean.
What the estimate includes
The default areas and tasks for a church. In the full bid you change, add or remove any of them.
Sanctuary / Worship Area
50% of the floor
- Vacuum Carpet3× a week
- Dust Pews / Seating2× a week
- Empty Trash3× a week
Fellowship Hall
20% of the floor
- Damp Mop Floor3× a week
- Wipe Tables2× a week
- Empty Trash3× a week
Restrooms
2 restrooms
- Clean, Disinfect & Restock Restroom3× a week
Nursery
10% of the floor
- Vacuum & Disinfect3× a week
- Wipe Surfaces & Toys3× a week
- Empty Trash3× a week
Office
10% of the floor
- Vacuum Carpet (backpack)2× a week
- Empty Trash3× a week
Churches and places of worship: frequently asked questions
How often is a church usually cleaned?
Often 1 to 3 times a week, timed around services, plus cleanup after events. This estimate prices most tasks 3 times a week and dusting the pews, wiping tables and vacuuming the office twice; set the schedule the congregation wants in the full bid.
How do I price event and holiday cleaning?
Weddings, funerals and holiday services add work outside the regular schedule. Price them as one-time jobs (BidLoom handles one-time bids) or agree on a per-event rate, rather than folding them into the monthly price.
Why is the nursery cleaned separately?
Nurseries and childcare rooms need toys and surfaces disinfected, not just floors vacuumed, so they are priced as their own area.
Is this church cleaning estimate a quote I can send?
No. It is a starting point priced from BidLoom's default areas and tasks for this building type and size. A real bid needs a walkthrough: the actual rooms, floor types, restroom count and the schedule the client wants. The free BidLoom account starts the full bid with these numbers filled in, lets you change every area, task and rate, and makes the PDF proposal.
Why is the price shown at a 30% margin?
A margin is profit as a share of the price: at 30%, a contract priced at $1,000 costs $700 to deliver. 30% is the margin a new BidLoom account starts every bid at; you can change it on any bid or in Settings. Markup, profit as a share of cost, is a different number: a 30% margin is about a 43% markup.