Window Cleaning Services evidence: 13 quotes from 3 creators
Every quote, figure and source behind our window cleaning services guide: 13 quotes from 3 creators, grouped by claim, with the full source list.
Every quote, by claim
Accepted figures: each is backed by the creators quoted under it, verbatim and linked to the moment they said it.
Full-time or part-time: full time capable
“Now, today, he and his wife are doing it together full-time in the heat of Texas”
“I built it up to about nine full-time employees before I”
Scalability: high
“consistently about 65 and he's gotten it to over a million dollars a year”
Single reports, not yet confirmed
What one creator said, before a second independent source backs it. Not used as a fact anywhere on the site.
Hourly earnings
“The cost of that is nothing when you're making $100 an hour.”
Common pitfalls
“You showed up and charged somebody $5 a screen to clean their screens through 2x4s and brooms. Like that's embarrassing to the company.”
“But if you set a ladder up over some begonias, and one of the begonias breaks, you're like, oh, well, I just put the ladder up. Just hit The customer is upset.”
“by the time you get off the phone, you forgot to put it in the schedule, the whole damn job”
Equipment
“the waterfed pole systems you know which are the the pure water filters that you use a big pole with a brush to do the cleaning and that's one aspect you need to know how to do the traditional style too you know with the squeegee”
“a lot of times with the window cleaners too is you're investing into the waterfed poles the trucks maybe you're getting your truck wrapped”
“This is one of the best tools ever for cleaning windows. It's called a cobweb duster.”
Scalability
“consistently about 65 and he's gotten it to over a million dollars a year”
Full-time or part-time
“Now, today, he and his wife are doing it together full-time in the heat of Texas”
“I built it up to about nine full-time employees before I”
Employee pay in the related job, nationally and by state
BLS figures describe employees in the closest related occupation, not side-hustle income.
| Related occupation | Median pay | Middle 80% | People employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | $17.71/hr ($36,840/yr), BLS OEWS, May 2025 | $28,640–$50,270/yr | 2,209,760 |
| State | Median annual pay |
|---|---|
| Alabama | $30,620 |
| Alaska | $40,510 |
| Arizona | $36,220 |
| Arkansas | $29,750 |
| California | $41,090 |
| Colorado | $38,600 |
| Connecticut | $37,960 |
| Delaware | $35,320 |
| District of Columbia | $38,520 |
| Florida | $34,490 |
| Georgia | $34,310 |
| Hawaii | $37,710 |
| Idaho | $36,110 |
| Illinois | $37,810 |
| Indiana | $36,460 |
| Iowa | $35,380 |
| Kansas | $34,480 |
| Kentucky | $32,320 |
| Louisiana | $28,930 |
| Maine | $38,940 |
| Maryland | $36,620 |
| Massachusetts | $45,580 |
| Michigan | $36,050 |
| Minnesota | $39,610 |
| Mississippi | $28,380 |
| Missouri | $35,900 |
| Montana | $37,110 |
| Nebraska | $35,900 |
| Nevada | $38,420 |
| New Hampshire | $39,150 |
| New Jersey | $37,630 |
| New Mexico | $36,020 |
| New York | $41,640 |
| North Carolina | $34,500 |
| North Dakota | $37,750 |
| Ohio | $35,900 |
| Oklahoma | $31,110 |
| Oregon | $39,340 |
| Pennsylvania | $36,520 |
| Puerto Rico | $21,890 |
| Rhode Island | $37,310 |
| South Carolina | $31,180 |
| South Dakota | $35,480 |
| Tennessee | $33,440 |
| Texas | $33,010 |
| Utah | $32,200 |
| Vermont | $40,910 |
| Virginia | $35,170 |
| Washington | $45,520 |
| West Virginia | $30,980 |
| Wisconsin | $37,000 |
| Wyoming | $36,050 |
All sources
- Chris Koerner, The Most Overlooked Business Ideas of 2026 (YouTube, 20 May 2026, at 0:15)
- Chris Koerner, How to Make Millions with a Remote Cleaning Business (YouTube, 23 Sep 2024, at 1:49)
- Window Cleaning Resource (Chris Lambrinides), Things your customers are secretly judging. The Window cleaning podcast. (YouTube, 6 Nov 2026, at 8:31)
- Window Cleaning BluePrint, I Forgot to Show Up for a Customer! (YouTube, 5 Nov 2026, at 1:01)
- Chris Koerner, Why THESE Are the Best Businesses for Beginners (YouTube, 20 Feb 2025, at 7:07)
- Window Cleaning BluePrint, This Tool Is a Must-Have for Every Window Cleaner! (YouTube, 3 Nov 2026)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35.
- O*NET 31.0 Database, 31.0.
All data
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Demand trend | stable | BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35 |
| Full-time or part-time | full time capable | Chris Koerner, May 2026; Chris Koerner, Sep 2024 |
| Nearest occupation | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | O*NET 31.0 |
| Scalability | high | Chris Koerner, Sep 2024 |
| Median hourly wage, employees: janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | $17.71/hr | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| Median annual wage, employees: janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | $36,840/yr | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| Annual wage, 10th percentile: janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | $28,640/yr | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| Annual wage, 90th percentile: janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | $50,270/yr | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| People employed: janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2,209,760 jobs | BLS OEWS, May 2025 |
| Projected employment change, 10 years: janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 2.2% | BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35 |
| Share self-employed: janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 4.8% | BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35 |