Job title · Oregon

Custodian (schools & public buildings) in Oregon

Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Chief Human Resources Office – Classification & Compensation lists 1 job class for this work in the Oregon state pay plan: Custodian.

$42,156 – $48,612
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$39,340
median pay in OR, all employers
25,890
workers in OR (SOC 37-2011)

Sources: Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Chief Human Resources Office – Classification & Compensation, Oregon Classification and Compensation: Job Profiles and Monthly Salary Rates by Representation; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Oregon state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Custodian
Class 4101 · class description
Grade 10-AA · American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) at Department of Environmental Quality (REPR AD)
$3,513.00 – $3,796.00 a month
$42,156 – $45,552 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,513.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,649.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $3,796.00 a month
Grade 10-AP · American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) at Department of Environmental Quality (REPR AD)
$3,740.00 – $4,050.00 a month
$44,880 – $48,600 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,740.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,888.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $4,050.00 a month
Grade 10-AA · American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) at Oregon Liquor Control Commission (REPR AL)
$3,513.00 – $3,796.00 a month
$42,156 – $45,552 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,513.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,649.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $3,796.00 a month
Grade 10-AP · American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) at Oregon Liquor Control Commission (REPR AL)
$3,740.00 – $4,050.00 a month
$44,880 – $48,600 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,740.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,888.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $4,050.00 a month
Grade 10-AA · Oregon Public Safety Association (OPSA) at Department of Public Safety Standards & Training (REPR AS)
$3,513.00 – $3,796.00 a month
$42,156 – $45,552 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,513.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,649.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $3,796.00 a month
Grade 10-AP · Oregon Public Safety Association (OPSA) at Department of Public Safety Standards & Training (REPR AS)
$3,740.00 – $4,050.00 a month
$44,880 – $48,600 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,740.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,888.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $4,050.00 a month
Grade 10-AA · American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) at Oregon Military Department (REPR AU)
$3,513.00 – $3,796.00 a month
$42,156 – $45,552 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,513.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,649.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $3,796.00 a month
Grade 10-AP · American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) at Oregon Military Department (REPR AU)
$3,740.00 – $4,050.00 a month
$44,880 – $48,600 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,740.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,888.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $4,050.00 a month
Grade 10-AA · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Strikeable - Human Services Coalition (REPR OAH)
$3,515.00 – $3,798.00 a month
$42,180 – $45,576 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,515.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,642.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $3,798.00 a month
Grade 10-AP · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Strikeable - Human Services Coalition (REPR OAH)
$3,742.00 – $4,051.00 a month
$44,904 – $48,612 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,742.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,880.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $4,051.00 a month
Grade 10-AA · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Strikeable - Institution Coalition (REPR OAI)
$3,515.00 – $3,798.00 a month
$42,180 – $45,576 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,515.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,642.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $3,798.00 a month
Grade 10-AP · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Strikeable - Institution Coalition (REPR OAI)
$3,742.00 – $4,051.00 a month
$44,904 – $48,612 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,742.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,880.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $4,051.00 a month
Grade 10-AA · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Strikeable - Oregon Department of Transportation Coalition (REPR OAO)
$3,515.00 – $3,798.00 a month
$42,180 – $45,576 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,515.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,642.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $3,798.00 a month
Grade 10-AP · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Strikeable - Oregon Department of Transportation Coalition (REPR OAO)
$3,742.00 – $4,051.00 a month
$44,904 – $48,612 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,742.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,880.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $4,051.00 a month
Grade 10-AA · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Strikeable - Special Coalition (REPR OAS)
$3,515.00 – $3,798.00 a month
$42,180 – $45,576 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,515.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,642.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $3,798.00 a month
Grade 10-AP · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Strikeable - Special Coalition (REPR OAS)
$3,742.00 – $4,051.00 a month
$44,904 – $48,612 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,742.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,880.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $4,051.00 a month
Grade 10-AA · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Seasonal/Strikeable - Oregon Department of Transportation Coalition (REPR OBO)
$3,515.00 – $3,798.00 a month
$42,180 – $45,576 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,515.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,642.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $3,798.00 a month
Grade 10-AP · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Seasonal/Strikeable - Oregon Department of Transportation Coalition (REPR OBO)
$3,742.00 – $4,051.00 a month
$44,904 – $48,612 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,742.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,880.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $4,051.00 a month
Grade 10-AA · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Seasonal/Strikeable - Special Coalition (REPR OBS)
$3,515.00 – $3,798.00 a month
$42,180 – $45,576 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,515.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,642.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $3,798.00 a month
Grade 10-AP · Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Seasonal/Strikeable - Special Coalition (REPR OBS)
$3,742.00 – $4,051.00 a month
$44,904 – $48,612 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,742.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,880.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $4,051.00 a month
Grade 10-AA · Unrepresented (REPR UA)
$3,513.00 – $3,796.00 a month
$42,156 – $45,552 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,513.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,637.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $3,796.00 a month
Grade 10-AP · Unrepresented (REPR UA)
$3,740.00 – $4,049.00 a month
$44,880 – $48,588 a year
3 steps
  • Rate 8: $3,740.00 a month
  • Rate 9: $3,875.00 a month
  • Rate 10: $4,049.00 a month

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Chief Human Resources Office – Classification & Compensation, Oregon Classification and Compensation: Job Profiles and Monthly Salary Rates by Representation. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Oregon, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureOR
Workers25,890
10th percentile$33,570
Median$39,340
90th percentile$55,000
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 Oregon

172 school districts in Oregon, largest Portland SD 1J, Beaverton SD 48J, Salem-Keizer SD 24J.

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.

Custodian (schools & public buildings) in other states