Window Cleaner Salary in Canada

In Canada, the window cleaner median wage is $19.23/hour.

Window Cleaners in Canada: job prospects, employment requirements, licensing.

Window cleaners in Canada, classified under NOC 65311 as specialized cleaners, clean interior and exterior windows and other glass surfaces on low-rise and high-rise buildings using specialized equipment and techniques. They are employed by specialized cleaning service companies or may be self-employed. Approximately 41,900 people worked in the broader specialized cleaners group in 2023, with 23 percent aged 50 and over and a median retirement age of 65. Job prospects are balanced nationally through 2033, with labour demand and supply expected to remain broadly in line, leading to opportunities mainly from replacement demand and turnover in the cleaning services sector. Median hourly wages stand at about 19.23 Canadian dollars nationally, with typical ranges from around 16.00 to 25.00 dollars or more per hour depending on experience, location, height of buildings, and whether the work involves high-rise or industrial assignments. Most positions require short-term on-the-job training with no formal education needed, and work conditions often include outdoor or physically demanding tasks at heights, use of ladders or suspended platforms, variable weather exposure, and irregular hours including early mornings, evenings or weekends to minimize disruption to building occupants.

WINDOW CLEANER (NOC 65311)
2025	Wages/hr
Community/Area	Low	Median	High
Canada	15.50	19.23	27.00
Newfoundland & L	16.35	17.00	27.60
Prince Edward Island	17.00	18.00	26.00
Nova Scotia	16.75	18.00	29.45
New Brunswick	15.90	17.50	24.00
Quebec	16.67	21.00	26.00
Ontario	17.60	19.25	25.00
Manitoba	16.00	17.00	22.00
Saskatchewan	15.35	16.00	27.69
Alberta	16.00	20.00	30.00
British Columbia	17.85	20.00	30.00
Yukon Territory	18.51	20.38	36.75
Northwest Territories	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nunavut	N/A	N/A	N/A
Source: Job Bank. 2026

In 2019, window cleaners reported higher wages in Newfoundland and Labrador.

SPECIALIZED CLEANERS (NOC 6732)
2019	Wages ($/hour)
Province/Territory	Low	Median	High
Canada	11.06	14.4	23.08
Newfoundland & L	11.4	12.5	26
Prince Edward Island	12.25	12.5	30
Nova Scotia	11.55	14	17
New Brunswick	11.5	14.75	17
Quebec	12.5	15	21
Ontario	14	14	21.63
Manitoba	11.35	13.5	21
Saskatchewan	11.06	15	24
Alberta	15	16	29
British Columbia	13.85	14	28
Yukon Territory	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Territories	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nunavut	N/A	N/A	N/A
Source: Job Bank. May 2019

WINDOW CLEANER SALARY IN CANADA (2019)