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Commercial Cleaning Services in Albany, NY

Albany is a capital-region market, where state offices, hospitals, and college campuses often sit within a few miles of one another.

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The metro covers Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schoharie counties, with Troy and Schenectady each carrying their own downtown office cores and older buildings with plaster, terrazzo, and radiator-era layouts. Health care is the biggest employing sector, and 10 hospitals support a ring of medical offices along the main commuter routes. Education weighs heavily too: 21 colleges and universities keep classrooms, dorms, and research space on academic calendars, which pushes deep cleaning and floor refinishing into summer and winter breaks. Upstate winters bring months of salt and slush into lobbies, and entry care runs as a standing line item all season. Janitorial pay in the metro sits at a $17.77 median. Most buildings here run a nightly routine plus a seasonal floor plan. Book a free facility assessment to get started.

Get a Free Facility Assessment(202) 968-1190

We serve facilities across the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY area. Call (202) 968-1190 to book a free walkthrough and get a written quote.

Services we scope in Albany

  • Janitorial Services

    Nightly or daily cleaning for commercial buildings: restrooms, trash, surfaces, and break rooms.

  • Office Cleaning

    Recurring office programs scheduled around the tenant's hours and access rules.

  • Day Porter Services

    A daytime attendant for restrooms, spills, and touchpoints while the building is open.

  • Floor Care

    Stripping, refinishing, burnishing, and carpet extraction on a set schedule.

Albany metro at a glance for facility managers

Local market figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, CMS, and NCES. Sources are listed at the bottom of the page.

Population, 2025
915,835 [1]
Population, 2020
899,223 [1]
Population change, 2020–2025
1.8% [1]
Janitorial establishments (NAICS 561720, 2023)
201 [4]
Janitorial employees
3,973 [4]
Janitor mean hourly wage (May 2024)
$19.01 [5]
Janitor median hourly wage (May 2024)
$17.77 [5]
Janitors and cleaners employed (May 2024)
8,770 [5]
Employment in information, finance, professional, and admin sectors (NAICS 51–56, 2023)
92,621 [4]
Hospitals
10 [6]
Colleges and universities
21 [7]
Principal cities
Albany, Schenectady, Troy [2]
Counties in the metro definition
Albany County, NY; Rensselaer County, NY; Saratoga County, NY; Schenectady County, NY; Schoharie County, NY [3]

In May 2024, BLS reported a mean of $19.01 and a median of $17.77 an hour for janitors in this metro. Labor is the largest part of any cleaning contract, so local wages are useful budget context. Your price comes from the scope set at your walkthrough.

Largest private-sector industries by employment (County Business Patterns 2023)

  1. Health care and social assistance (62): 71,041 employees
  2. Retail trade (44-45): 46,472 employees
  3. Accommodation and food services (72): 35,619 employees
  4. Professional, scientific, and technical services (54): 33,861 employees
  5. Manufacturing (31-33): 28,785 employees
[4]

What this means when you scope a building

  • Colleges and universities are a major presence. Book summer floor stripping and break-period deep cleans early, before campus calendars fill up.
  • Older downtown buildings in Albany and Troy often mix terrazzo, hardwood, and carpet on one floor. Ask for a floor-by-floor care plan that keeps each surface on its own cycle.
  • Health care employs 71,041 people across the region, and medical suites should carry their own task list.
  • Saratoga and Schoharie sites sit well outside the core and run best as their own route, separate from a downtown Albany contract.

Industries we scope in Albany

Questions facility managers ask

Which parts of the Capital Region do you serve?

We take assessment requests across Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schoharie counties, including Albany, Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs.

What should I expect to pay for commercial cleaning in Albany?

Janitors and cleaners in the metro earn a median of $17.77 an hour according to BLS. Labor sets the base of any fair price. Your actual number comes from the walkthrough, where we measure square footage, note floor types and restroom counts, and agree on frequency. A written quote follows.

Can you schedule cleaning around a college or school calendar?

Yes. We plan lighter routine service while buildings are quiet and move heavy work, such as floor refinishing and carpet extraction, into breaks. Classrooms and residence spaces are ready for the first day back.

What does the free facility assessment include?

We walk your building, review the areas you want cleaned and how they are used, and send a written quote for your building. Call (202) 968-1190 or email info@national-cleaning.com to book it.

Do you serve my part of the metro area?

We serve commercial facilities across the metro area, from downtown offices to suburban campuses and industrial parks. Call (202) 968-1190 to book a free walkthrough.

Nearby metros

We also serve facilities in nearby metros, including Poughkeepsie, NY, Hartford, CT, New Haven, CT, Worcester, MA, Bridgeport, CT.

New York service area·All service areas

Sources

  1. Population estimates · U.S. Census Bureau · View source
  2. Principal cities · U.S. Census Bureau · View source
  3. Metro boundaries · U.S. Census Bureau · View source
  4. County Business Patterns · U.S. Census Bureau · View source
  5. Occupational employment and wages · Bureau of Labor Statistics · View source
  6. Hospital directory · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · View source
  7. College directory · National Center for Education Statistics · View source
  8. Geographic coordinates · U.S. Census Bureau · View source