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How much do you pay your cleaner?

I am suspicious that mine is somewhat over paid.

She does 3 days a week , 4 hours each day , and is paid £106.47
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  • sweaty_betty
    sweaty_betty Posts: 1,337 Forumite
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    tod123 wrote: »
    I am suspicious that mine is somewhat over paid.

    She does 3 days a week , 4 hours each day , and is paid £106.47

    You must be quite dirty or have an enormous house to need a cleaner for 12 hours per week ;)
  • marywooyeah
    marywooyeah Posts: 2,670 Forumite
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    If I had the luxury of a cleaner, I suppose I would expect to pay them between 6 and 7 pounds per hour. yours seems to be on £8.30 per her (just rough maths from the figure you have given) which does seem a bit high. do you buy the cleaning products or does she? if she does maybe her rate reflects this and things such as petrol too?
  • tod123
    tod123 Posts: 7,021 Forumite
    large house, wife is a solicitor so not much time to do chores
  • tod123
    tod123 Posts: 7,021 Forumite
    If I had the luxury of a cleaner, I suppose I would expect to pay them between 6 and 7 pounds per hour. yours seems to be on £8.30 per her (just rough maths from the figure you have given) which does seem a bit high. do you buy the cleaning products or does she? if she does maybe her rate reflects this and things such as petrol too?


    no idea about where the cleaning stuff comes from , prob tesco weekly delivery, must ask wife.

    cleaner lives short bus away
  • Naide
    Naide Posts: 85 Forumite
    I think your cleaner deserves every penny with all those bathrooms to clean!
  • tod123
    tod123 Posts: 7,021 Forumite
    I pay my cleaner £10 an hour. She brings her own vacuum cleaner, mop, cleaning gels etc. She also goes like the wind and doesn't say 'no' to anything. She does two hours a week for me, but I am disabled so there are lots of things that I can't manage. Well worth her wages in my view.

    sorry to hear of your disability daisy
  • marywooyeah
    marywooyeah Posts: 2,670 Forumite
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    tod123 wrote: »
    large house, wife is a solicitor so not much time to do chores

    I can sympathise - I am working towards becoming a solicitor and struggle to find the time to clean now!
  • tod123
    tod123 Posts: 7,021 Forumite
    I can sympathise - I am working towards becoming a solicitor and struggle to find the time to clean now!


    I think you mean 'empathise' , you will need to up your language skills to be a solicitor
  • Spirit_2
    Spirit_2 Posts: 5,546 Forumite
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    £37 for 3 hours per week. We supply all materials.
  • moomoomama27
    moomoomama27 Posts: 3,823 Forumite
    The average wage for a cleaner here is about £8-£10 per hour with cleaning materials supplied. So I would say that is about the right amount. Although you must be filthy to need a cleaner 12 hours per week!
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