I get asked about pricing more than anything else. Every phone call, every enquiry form, every message on the website starts with the same question. How much is this going to cost me?

And I get it. You are running a business. You have a budget. You want to know what you are up against before you commit to a conversation. The problem is that most cleaning companies in Perth will not give you a straight answer. They will say “it depends” and then try to get you on a call so they can sell you. I have never liked that approach.

So here is a genuine breakdown of what office cleaning actually costs in Perth in 2026. Not what it should cost in theory. Not what the industry average is across Australia. What it actually costs when you call a legitimate, fully insured, properly run cleaning company in Perth and ask them to clean your office.

The Short Answer

Office cleaning in Perth starts from $55+GST per hour with most companies that operate properly. A typical office of 100 to 200 square metres cleaned three times a week will cost somewhere around $1,500 to $1,800+GST per month.

That is the range most of our clients at Nexus Kleen fall into. We clean over 400 Perth offices every week and that bracket covers the majority of them.

One thing worth knowing upfront: we do not actually quote by the hour. Our rates start from $55+GST per hour, but what you receive from us is a fixed price per clean based on the scope of work your office needs. We walk your office, agree on exactly what gets done on every visit, and quote a flat rate for that service. You know what you are paying and what is included before we start. No watching the clock, no wondering whether the cleaner rushed through in 45 minutes or stretched it to two hours, and no surprises on the invoice.

If someone is quoting you $40 an hour, keep reading. I will explain exactly why that number should concern you.

What a Typical Perth Office Actually Pays

Here are real examples based on what our clients pay. I am not going to give you vague ranges that could mean anything. These are the kinds of offices we clean every day across Perth.

Small office — 5 to 10 people, under 100sqm

Typically a professional services firm, a financial planner, or a small consulting business in suburbs like Subiaco, West Perth, or Victoria Park. One bathroom, one kitchen, a few desks, maybe a small meeting room.

Cleaned once or twice a week, this usually costs $600 to $900 per month.

Medium office — 10 to 25 people, 100 to 200sqm

This is the most common size we quote for in Perth. Think a law firm with a reception area and a couple of boardrooms, an accounting practice with an open-plan floor, or a recruitment agency with a busy kitchen. Suburbs like Osborne Park, Belmont, East Perth, and Cannington are full of offices like this.

Cleaned two to three times a week, this costs $1,500 to $1,800+GST per month.

Large office — 25 to 50+ people, 200sqm and above

Corporate offices, mining services headquarters, large professional firms, government tenancies. These are the offices in the Perth CBD, Perth Airport precinct, and the larger commercial buildings across the metro.

Cleaned three to five times a week, this costs $2,000 to $4,000+ per month depending on the scope.

What Is Actually Included at These Prices

When you engage Nexus Kleen, your fixed price per clean covers a defined scope of work that we agree with you before the first visit. Here is what a standard office clean includes:

All floors vacuumed, including under desks and in meeting rooms. Hard floors mopped properly, not just pushed over with a damp mop. All bathrooms cleaned and sanitised, toilets scrubbed, mirrors wiped, supplies restocked. Kitchen cleaned, benchtops wiped, sink scrubbed, appliance exteriors cleaned, bins emptied. All bins throughout the office emptied and relined. Desks and surfaces wiped down. Door handles, light switches, and high-touch points sanitised. Glass partitions and internal windows spot-cleaned. General tidy of reception and common areas.

Every task is documented in your cleaning scope so there is never any ambiguity about what was supposed to happen on each visit. If you need something added or removed, we adjust the scope and the price changes accordingly. No grey areas.

What is not included in a standard clean (and is quoted separately): carpet steam cleaning, external window cleaning, deep cleaning behind furniture, fridge cleanouts, and any specialised tasks outside the regular scope.

Any cleaning company that cannot tell you clearly what is and is not included in their price is a company that will surprise you later.

Why Some Quotes Are Half the Price (And Why That Should Worry You)

This is the conversation I have with almost every new client who comes to us after a bad experience with a cheaper provider. And it is always the same story.

They found a cleaner online who quoted them $40 an hour. The price looked great. The first two weeks were fine. Then the standard started slipping. The bathroom was being surface-wiped instead of properly cleaned. The kitchen was getting a quick wipe of the bench and nothing else, no sink scrub, no appliance cleaning, no bin sanitisation. The floors were being pushed around with a dry mop rather than actually mopped. And within a couple of months, the office manager was spending her own time cleaning up after the cleaner.

That is not a cleaning service. That is paying someone to pretend to clean your office.

Here is what I wish every business owner in Perth understood about office cleaning pricing. The hourly labour rate is only one part of what a cleaning company costs to run. When you see a quote of $40 an hour, you need to ask yourself how that company is covering everything else.

What Actually Goes Into the Cost of Running a Cleaning Business

People think office cleaning costs are just about paying someone to show up with a mop. The reality is very different. Here is what a properly run cleaning operation in Perth actually has to cover beyond the cleaner’s hourly wage:

Workers compensation insurance. Every cleaner on the floor needs to be covered. If they are injured in your office and the cleaning company does not have workers comp, guess who is potentially liable? You are.

Public liability insurance. We carry $20 million. If a cleaner damages something in your office, if a wet floor causes a slip, if anything goes wrong at all, that insurance covers it. Plenty of cheap operators have no insurance or carry the bare minimum.

Superannuation. Every cleaner is entitled to super on top of their wage. Companies that pay cash under the table skip this. That is not a saving. That is tax evasion and it exposes you as the client to risk.

Equipment and supplies. Commercial-grade vacuum cleaners, mops, microfibre cloths, hospital-grade disinfectants, glass cleaner, bathroom chemicals, bin liners, restroom supplies. All of this costs money and needs to be replenished constantly. Cheap operators bring the bare minimum and use the cheapest products available.

Training and supervision. Our cleaners go through training before they step into any client site. We run quality inspections. We do site audits. We have management staff who check the work, handle scheduling, deal with issues, and coordinate across 400+ clients. That is not free.

Police clearances. Every cleaner gets a police check before they start. That is a cost and a process that cheaper operators skip entirely.

Administration. Invoicing, payroll, client communication, scheduling, quoting, HR, compliance. A cleaning business that runs properly has overhead. A cleaner working out of their car boot does not.

When you add all of that up, a properly run cleaning company in Perth cannot realistically charge less than $55+GST per hour and still pay fair wages, carry proper insurance, supply quality products, and deliver consistent results with the same team every visit. Realistically, most companies that do this properly are charging $60+GST per man hour or more. The maths simply does not work below that.

So when you see a quote of $40 an hour or less, at least one and probably several of those items are not being covered. And the question you need to ask yourself is which ones are you comfortable with being missing.

How Cleaning Frequency Affects What You Pay

Here is something that surprises most people. Cleaning more frequently often costs less per visit, not more.

When an office is cleaned three times a week, each visit is faster because there is less buildup between cleans. The bathroom does not need a deep scrub because it was cleaned two days ago. The kitchen has not had time to accumulate a week’s worth of grime. The floors are maintained rather than reset from scratch.

Compare that to once-a-week cleaning where the cleaner walks in on Monday to an office that has had five days of use with no maintenance. Everything takes longer. The bathroom needs more work. The kitchen is worse. The floors have five days of foot traffic ground into them.

The result is that a three-times-per-week client often pays less per visit than a once-a-week client, and the office stays consistently cleaner throughout the week rather than only looking good on the day after the clean.

Many of our Perth clients choose to increase their cleaning frequency over time based on their budget, how heavily the office gets used, and the standard they want to maintain. Once you see the difference a midweek clean makes to the second half of the week, the conversation usually starts itself.

What Affects the Price of Your Specific Office

Number of bathrooms. A single bathroom adds maybe 15 minutes per visit. Three bathrooms on three different floors can add 45 minutes to an hour. Bathrooms are the most time-intensive part of any office clean.

Kitchen usage. An office where five people heat up leftovers is different from an office where twenty people use the kitchen as a cafeteria all day. The heavier the kitchen use, the longer it takes to clean properly.

Floor surfaces. Carpet is faster to vacuum than hard floors are to mop. But hard floors show every mark and need proper mopping, not just a quick pass. If you have a mix of carpet and hard floors, the clean takes longer than either one alone.

Client-facing environment. A back-office admin space where nobody visits can get away with a lighter clean. A legal practice where clients sit in a boardroom every day needs every surface spotless. The standard you need affects how long each visit takes.

Access arrangements. An office where we have our own key and alarm code is faster to service than one where we need security escort access, lift keys, or building management coordination. This is common in Perth CBD buildings and the Perth Airport precinct.

Location. We service the entire Perth metro from Joondalup to Rockingham, but offices that sit on our existing daily routes — suburbs like Kewdale, Welshpool, Malaga, Wangara, and Balcatta — are the most cost-efficient because the travel time is minimal.

How to Compare Quotes Without Getting Burned

If you are getting multiple quotes for office cleaning in Perth, here is what to check before you compare the numbers:

Ask whether the quote is hourly or fixed per clean. An hourly rate tells you almost nothing because you have no control over how long the cleaner takes. A fixed price per clean with a defined scope of work means you know exactly what you are paying for and what you are getting every single visit. If a company quotes you an hourly rate and cannot tell you what the total cost per clean will be, that is a quote designed to be flexible in their favour, not yours.

Ask what is included. Get a written list of exactly what the cleaner will do on every visit. If they cannot give you this, walk away.

Ask about insurance. Request a copy of their public liability certificate. $20 million is the standard for commercial cleaning. If they hesitate or offer something significantly lower, that is a red flag.

Ask about police clearances. Are their cleaners police-checked? Can they provide evidence? If your office handles any kind of confidential information — legal files, financial records, patient data — this is not optional.

Ask who will actually clean your office. Will it be the same person every time or whoever is available? Consistency is the single biggest factor in whether your office stays clean long-term.

Ask how they handle problems. What happens when something is missed? How do you report issues? Who responds and how quickly? A company with a proper feedback system is a company that takes quality seriously.

Ask if there is a contract. We do not use lock-in contracts. Month to month. If someone asks you to sign a twelve-month agreement before you have even seen their work, consider what that tells you about their confidence in keeping you happy.

The Bottom Line

Office cleaning in Perth costs between $1,500 and $1,800+GST per month for most medium-sized offices cleaned three times a week. You should expect to pay from $55+GST per hour from a company that is properly insured, pays fair wages, uses quality products, and delivers consistent results with the same team every visit. And you should be receiving a fixed price per clean with a clear scope of work, not an open-ended hourly rate where you have no idea what the final bill will look like.

Cheaper options exist. They always will. But every week we get calls from businesses that tried the cheap option and are now looking for someone who actually does the job. The money they thought they saved got spent on the time their office manager wasted managing a bad cleaner, the replacement of carpets that were never properly maintained, and the impression their office made on every client who walked through the door.

If you want to know exactly what office cleaning would cost for your specific office in Perth, call us on 1300 450 448 or fill out the enquiry form. We will visit your office, walk through the space with you, and give you a clear written quote with no surprises. The first trial clean is free.