Should I charge per window or by the hour for window cleaning?

Quote the customer a flat price, usually expressed per window, but price it from your hourly cost and how many panes you can clean per hour. Upper-story windows that need a ladder or extension pole clean far slower, so a story/height factor and a per-pane time estimate keep the flat price honest.

Do screens and tracks cost extra in a window cleaning quote?

Yes. Cleaning screens and detailing tracks and sills add real time, so most pros add a per-screen charge and a tracks-and-sills add-on rather than bundling them into the per-pane rate. This calculator lets you add both so the quote reflects the actual work.

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Window Cleaning Pricing Calculator

Q: How much should I charge for window cleaning?

Residential window cleaning commonly runs $4-$8 per standard pane for exterior-only and $8-$15 per pane for interior plus exterior, or roughly $150-$350 for an average house. The right number depends on your cleaning speed per pane, screens and tracks, how many stories, travel, and your target margin — this calculator builds it backward from those costs.

Price every job from panes, screens, stories, and travel — not a number you pulled out of the air. See the implied price per window, where every dollar goes, and print a customer-ready estimate. Updated for 2026.

The windows

Standard windows / panes

Clean which sides?

Minutes per pane your wash + dry speed

Height / access

Large / storefront panes count separately, slower

# Screens to clean

Tracks & sills detail?

Your costs

Labor cost ($/hour) you + any helper, loaded

Travel + setup time (min)

Supplies ($) solution, towels, this job

Target profit margin

Price to quote

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enter the job to see your number

Your cost

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Your profit

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Effective pay rate

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per labor hour, after supplies

Time on the job

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cleaning + travel/setup

Exterior-only runs $4–$8 / pane; interior + exterior $8–$15 / pane.

Prepare the customer's estimate

The customer sees a professional estimate — price and terms only. Your costs, margin, and breakdown stay private to this page.

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Extra line items optional — added below the calculated service

How to price a window cleaning job

Window cleaning is a time business. The price has to cover your labor (how long every pane, screen, and track actually takes × your loaded hourly cost), your supplies, and the travel and setup you don't get paid for unless you build it in — then add profit on top. This calculator estimates your cleaning time from minutes per pane, doubles roughly for interior plus exterior, scales it up for upper stories that need a ladder or extension pole, and adds time for storefront panes, screens, and track detailing.

You quote the customer a flat price (often read as a per-window rate), but it's built from your real speed and costs. The result shows the implied price per window so you can sanity-check it against your market — if your number is far outside the typical range, revisit your minutes-per-pane, your height factor, or your margin rather than just matching a competitor.

Typical window cleaning rates (2026)

Job type	Typical rate	Notes
Exterior only	$4 – $8 / pane	fastest — no moving furniture
Interior + exterior	$8 – $15 / pane	roughly double the time
Screens	$1 – $3 each	remove, clean, refit
Tracks & sills	$1 – $4 / window	detail add-on
Storefront / large pane	$3 – $7 each	fast but big glass
Average house total	$150 – $350	varies with pane count

Ranges reflect common US residential pricing; upper stories, hard water, and construction cleanup push higher. Your market may differ — that's what the calculator's sanity check is for.

Charge flat, price by your pane speed

Customers want one number, but build it from how many panes you really clean per hour — and remember the parts that quietly add time: a second side, a ladder for the upstairs windows, screens to pull and refit, and tracks to detail. The fields above put each of those back into the price so a flat quote still clears your margin.

Also try: pressure washing pricing · house cleaning pricing.

FAQ

How much should I charge for window cleaning?

Exterior-only commonly runs $4–$8 per pane and interior + exterior $8–$15 per pane, or about $150–$350 for an average house. The right number depends on your speed and costs — enter them above to get yours.

Per window or by the hour?

Quote the customer a flat price (often per window), but build it from your hourly cost and how many panes you clean per hour. Upper stories clean slower, so the height factor keeps the number honest.

Do screens and tracks cost extra?

Yes — they add real time, so most pros charge per screen and add a tracks-and-sills add-on instead of folding them into the per-pane rate. The fields above add both.

Pricing estimates for educational purposes only — not financial or accounting advice. Market rates vary by region, window condition, and height; always sanity-check against your own costs.