Price a Window Cleaning Job
The windows
Your production & rates
Quote it on site and book the next visit
Window cleaners use field service apps to send quotes from the driveway, schedule recurring cleans and take card payment when the job is done.
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How this price is built
- Window units = standard windows + 2 × large windows and sliding doors.
- Glass time = units × minutes per window × the sides factor × (1 + 0.5 × share of upper-floor windows).
- Total time = glass time + screens + tracks + drive and setup.
- Price = total hours × your target hourly rate, never less than your minimum.
- Price per window = job price ÷ the number of windows you counted.
How Much to Charge for Window Cleaning
Window cleaners usually quote per window or per pane, with extra for inside work, upper floors, screens and tracks. Behind any good per-window price is a time estimate: how many minutes a typical window takes you, and how much longer the hard ones take.
Per Window vs. Per Pane
Counting panes is more precise for divided-light windows; counting windows is faster to quote. This calculator counts windows and treats large picture windows and sliders as two. If you price by pane, set the minutes per window to your minutes per pane and count panes instead.
Inside Work, Height and Extras
- Inside and outside: inside work means moving blinds and furniture and protecting floors, so it rarely takes as little time as the outside.
- Upper floors: ladders and extension poles slow you down and add risk. Charge for it.
- Screens and tracks: both are easy add-ons that customers expect to pay for separately.
- Hard water stains and post-construction cleaning: quote these separately; they can take many times longer than a normal clean.
Recurring Clients
Homes cleaned every quarter or twice a year go faster on each visit. Many window cleaners offer a lower price for recurring service in exchange for a predictable schedule. Check that the discounted price still meets your hourly target.
Frequently Asked Questions
Divide the job price by the number of windows. Build that price from your minutes per window, inside and outside time, height, screens, tracks and drive time at your target hourly rate, rather than copying a flat per-window number.
Yes. Inside work adds moving blinds and furniture, protecting floors and working around the household, so inside-and-out jobs take noticeably longer than outside only.
Add time for ladder work or water-fed pole setup. This calculator adds 50% to outside glass time for the share of windows above the first floor; adjust it to your own experience.
Most do, either per screen or as part of a package. Cleaning screens takes extra time per window, so it should show up in the price.
