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Custodian (schools & public buildings) in New York

New York State Department of Civil Service lists 2 job classes for this work in the New York state pay plan: Housekeeper, Janitor.

$39,956 – $49,364
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$41,640
median pay in NY, all employers
195,250
workers in NY (SOC 37-2011)

Sources: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New York state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective April 1, 2026. These are the ranges New York sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Housekeeper
Class 3004000 · class description
Grade 07
$39,956 – $49,364 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $39,956 a year
  • Step 1: $41,300 a year
  • Step 2: $42,644 a year
  • Step 3: $43,988 a year
  • Step 4: $45,332 a year
  • Step 5: $46,676 a year
  • Step 6: $48,020 a year
  • Job Rate: $49,364 a year
Janitor
Class 3016000 · class description
Grade 07
$39,956 – $49,364 a year
8 steps
  • Hiring Rate: $39,956 a year
  • Step 1: $41,300 a year
  • Step 2: $42,644 a year
  • Step 3: $43,988 a year
  • Step 4: $45,332 a year
  • Step 5: $46,676 a year
  • Step 6: $48,020 a year
  • Job Rate: $49,364 a year

Schedule: CSEA (ASU [02], OSU [03], ISU [04]): April 1, 2026. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: New York State Department of Civil Service, New York State Title and Salary Plan (Title and Salary Listing) and negotiating-unit salary schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New York, all employers Sourced

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (SOC 37-2011) in New York, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureNY
Workers195,250
10th percentile$34,540
Median$41,640
90th percentile$61,830
National median, government employers$39,640

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Employers in New York

717 school districts in New York, largest NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2024–25 local education agency universe (directory and staff). Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Custodian (schools & public buildings) page.

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