A cleaning estimate template prices a recurring contract: square feet by room type at the crew's production rate gives minutes per visit, frequency per week gives the month's hours, supplies and consumables are a line of their own, and overhead and markup turn the cost into a monthly price the customer signs. The free template on this site prices a month from the total hours, the supplies, the overhead and the markup; The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, cited below, puts the median annual wage for cost estimators at $78,740 in May 2025, and a cleaning company prices from a template rather than hiring for it.
Minutes per visit from square feet by room type
Offices, restrooms, kitchens and lobbies at the crew's own production rates, summed to minutes per visit; a single rate for the whole building misprices the restroom-heavy one every time. The free estimate template on this site prints the lines and the margin from your own takeoff and markup, and Markupbird Pro keeps the estimate against the customer and the job with the win or loss recorded against the markup.
The month's hours from the frequency
Visits per week times minutes per visit, spread across the month, is the labor line at the loaded rate; supplies print separately so the customer sees both. The free estimate template on this site prints the lines and the margin from your own takeoff and markup, and Markupbird Pro keeps the estimate against the customer and the job with the win or loss recorded against the markup.
Overhead, markup and the renewal
Overhead on the cost, markup on the cost with overhead, and the margin printed; Pro keeps the contract with the recorded hours against the priced hours so the renewal is priced on evidence. The free estimate template on this site prints the lines and the margin from your own takeoff and markup, and Markupbird Pro keeps the estimate against the customer and the job with the win or loss recorded against the markup.
Questions people ask about cleaning estimate template
How do I price a commercial cleaning contract?
Square feet by room type at your production rates, times frequency, at your loaded rate, plus supplies, overhead and markup; the template on this site prints the monthly figure from those inputs.
What markup should the estimate carry?
Whatever covers the overhead share and leaves the profit the company needs, chosen with the margin in front of you; the template prints the margin the total carries at any markup you try.
What lines does a cleaning estimate template carry?
The areas or rooms and their condition, the hours from the production rate at a loaded rate, supplies per visit, any specialty work, then overhead and markup to a job or monthly price.