Free tool
Price any commercial cleaning job in 60 seconds
Production-rate bidding built on ISSA industry benchmarks — the same cost-plus engine CleanSlate uses to price real contracts. Pick the facility, set your numbers, get a defensible bid.
The job
Cubicles, conference rooms, breakrooms. Low soil.
Your numbers
What you pay, fully loaded
Industry typical: 30–45%
Advanced +
Recommended monthly price
$1,267/mo
● Above market midpointTypical monthly range for a facility like this at this frequency: $751–$1,501. Your bid: $1,267/mo.
Full breakdown — per visit & monthly
The method
How this calculator prices a job
No magic numbers — this is production-rate estimating, the way large facility contracts get priced. Your inputs drive four steps:
01
Labor from production rates
Each facility type has a benchmark cleaning pace — minutes per 1,000 sqft per visit. Size × pace × your hourly rate = true labor cost.
02
Supplies by facility
Consumables scale with square footage and soil level — a surgical suite burns more per foot than a warehouse.
03
Cost-plus your margin
Price = cost ÷ (1 − margin). You set the margin; the math protects it instead of guessing at a round number.
04
Sanity-check vs market
Your bid is compared to typical $/sqft/month bands for the facility type, so you know if you're competitive before you send it.
Reference
Production rates & market bands by facility type
The benchmarks behind the calculator. Adjust for soil load, restroom density, and floor types on the walkthrough.
| Facility type | Labor pace (min / 1,000 sqft / visit) | Supplies ($ / sqft / visit) | Market range ($ / sqft / month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office — StandardCubicles, conference rooms, breakrooms. Low soil. | 8 min | $0.010 | $0.05 – $0.10 |
| Office — Executive / Class AHigh-end finishes, detail-oriented. Premium supplies. | 12 min | $0.015 | $0.08 – $0.15 |
| Medical — General ClinicExam rooms, waiting areas. EPA-registered disinfectants required. | 15 min | $0.025 | $0.10 – $0.20 |
| Medical — Surgical / HospitalOR suites, sterile areas. Specialized training required. | 20 min | $0.035 | $0.15 – $0.30 |
| RetailShowrooms, fitting rooms. Moderate foot traffic. | 6 min | $0.008 | $0.04 – $0.08 |
| School / UniversityClassrooms, hallways, restrooms. High restroom count. | 10 min | $0.015 | $0.06 – $0.12 |
| Industrial / WarehouseFloors, breakrooms, offices only. Low detail. | 4 min | $0.005 | $0.03 – $0.06 |
| RestaurantKitchen, dining, restrooms. Grease, food soil. High frequency. | 18 min | $0.030 | $0.10 – $0.20 |
| Gym / Fitness CenterLocker rooms, equipment wipe-down. Disinfection-heavy. | 12 min | $0.020 | $0.07 – $0.14 |
| Church / Religious FacilitySanctuary, fellowship hall. Low frequency, moderate soil. | 6 min | $0.008 | $0.04 – $0.08 |
| Daycare / ChildcarePlay areas, restrooms. Child-safe products required. | 15 min | $0.025 | $0.10 – $0.18 |
Benchmarks derived from ISSA cleaning-industry standards. Every building differs — use these as a starting point, not a quote.
Straight answers
Bidding questions, answered
How accurate is this calculator?
It's built on production-rate benchmarks used across the commercial cleaning industry, so it gets you a defensible starting number in a minute. Real bids move with what you find on the walkthrough — soil load, restroom count, floor types, security requirements. Treat the output as your anchor, then adjust.
What profit margin should I target?
Most established commercial cleaning companies target 30–45% gross margin on recurring contracts. Below 30%, one call-out or supply price bump can push a job underwater. The calculator defaults to 35% and shows your effective numbers as you adjust.
What's a production rate?
The pace a trained cleaner covers a facility — expressed here as minutes per 1,000 square feet per visit. A standard office runs far faster than a medical clinic because there's less disinfection and detail work. Production rates turn square footage into labor hours, which is where most of your cost lives.
Why are medical facilities priced so much higher?
Slower production rates (more touchpoints, EPA-registered disinfectants, protocol steps) and higher supply costs per square foot. A general clinic takes roughly twice the labor minutes of a standard office; surgical environments more still — and the market rates reflect it.
Should I bid per square foot or per hour?
Clients see a monthly price; you should build it from hours. Per-sqft market rates are useful as a sanity check — that's exactly how this tool uses them — but bidding straight off a $/sqft rule of thumb ignores your actual labor cost and margin.
What does the market range mean?
Typical monthly pricing bands per square foot for each facility type, scaled to your cleaning frequency. Landing inside the band means you're competitive; above it means you'd better be selling quality, specialization, or reliability; below it usually means you're leaving margin on the table.
The same engine, inside the product
Ace runs this math from a text message — then turns it into a signed proposal.
Inside CleanSlate, this calculator is how Ace prices real jobs: a lead texts in, Ace qualifies it, runs the bid, and sends a branded proposal with e-signature. You approve; the pipeline runs itself.