Do Custodians Make Good Money?

James H. Sterling
James H. Sterling
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School Custodian Salary the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Bls) Reports That the 2,145,450 Janitors and Building Cleaners Employed in the U. S. in 2019...

Do Custodians Make Good Money?

School Custodian Salary
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that the 2,145,450 janitors and building cleaners employed in the U.S. in 2019 earned an average annual salary of ​$30,010​. Of that total, 310,770 worked as school custodians earning a slightly higher average wage of ​$33,510​ per year.

Who is the highest paid janitor?

Liang Zhao Zhang, who works for regional rail network Bay Area Rapid Transport (BART), may be the best paid janitor in the world, with his generous basic salary of £45,000 a year and another £11,500 in company benefits.

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Can janitors make a lot of money?

Janitors acquire their skills through on-the-job training. ... Full-time janitor income ranges from less than $19,620 for those in the bottom 10th percentile of the wage scale to more than $44,880 for those in the top 10th percentile, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2019.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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