What are the main factors that influence a Custodian's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Custodian?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Custodian roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A Custodian's salary?

A Custodian's salary grows with experience: a Janitor I (0-1 years)earns $37,137, a Custodian (1-3 years)earns $41,551, a Janitor III (3-5 years)earns $46,024, a Janitorial Supervisor (5+ years)earns $57,185, a Janitorial Manager (5+ years)earns $77,754,

What are the highest paying states for a Custodian?

Custodian salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Custodian roles are District of Columbia $47,101, California $46,922, Massachusetts $46,297. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Custodian roles make?

Salaries for Custodian level roles vary by specialization: Custodian Engineer: $107,719; COMSEC Custodian: $92,480; Head Custodian: $55,609; Custodian III: $46,300; Custodian of Records: $44,359.

Custodian Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Custodian make in Wisconsin?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Custodian in Wisconsin is $41,847 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $20.

However, a Custodian's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $49,535
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $38,031 to $45,872
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,557

10% $34,557

50% (Median) $41,847

90% $49,535

Custodian Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,872	$3,823	$882	$22
Average	$41,847	$3,487	$805	$20
25th Percentile	$38,031	$3,169	$731	$18

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Key Factors That Influence Custodian Salaries

A Custodian's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Custodian Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Custodian's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $37,137
Early Career (1-2 years): $41,551
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,024
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $57,185
Expert (over 8 years): $77,754

Levels	Salary
Janitor I... Level Custodian	$37,137
Custodian... Level Custodian	$41,551
Janitor I... Level Custodian	$46,024
Janitoria... Level Custodian	$57,185
Janitoria... Level Custodian	$77,754

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How Do Custodian Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Custodians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $47,101.
California: $46,922.
Massachusetts: $46,297.

District of Columbia $47,101 California $46,922 Massachusetts $46,297 Washington $46,127 New Jersey $46,110 Alaska $46,050 Connecticut $45,463 New York $45,225

Hawaii $44,464 Rhode Island $44,106 Maryland $43,864 Minnesota $43,532 Colorado $43,404 Illinois $43,362 Oregon $43,200 Delaware $43,081

New Hampshire $43,006 Virginia $42,838 Pennsylvania $42,349 Nevada $42,103 North Dakota $42,022 Michigan $41,894 Wisconsin $41,847 Vermont $41,754

Texas $41,494 Maine $41,477 Arizona $41,452 Ohio $41,422 Georgia $41,031 Indiana $40,835 Wyoming $40,797 Utah $40,737

Iowa $40,711 Kansas $40,507 Louisiana $40,448 North Carolina $40,426 Missouri $40,418 Florida $40,252 Montana $40,163 Nebraska $40,078

Kentucky $40,031 South Carolina $39,861 Tennessee $39,754 Idaho $39,712 New Mexico $39,401 Oklahoma $39,333 Alabama $39,082 South Dakota $38,661

Arkansas $38,431 West Virginia $38,308 Mississippi $37,938

Top Paying Cities for Custodians

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $40,705
Greenville: $41,093
Hancock: $40,345

Green Lake, WI $40,705

Greenville, WI $41,093

Hancock, WI $40,345

Hortonville, WI $41,006

Iola, WI $40,524

King, WI $40,834

Larsen, WI $40,931

Leopolis, WI $40,474

Manawa, WI $40,675

Marion, WI $40,549

Menasha, WI $41,126

Neenah, WI $41,051

Neshkoro, WI $40,559

New London, WI $40,837

Ogdensburg, WI $40,583

Omro, WI $40,784

Pickett, WI $40,817

Pine River, WI $40,660

Plainfield, WI $40,420

Poy Sippi, WI $40,688

Princeton, WI $40,608

Readfield, WI $40,890

Redgranite, WI $40,699

Ripon, WI $40,777

Rosendale, WI $40,797

Saxeville, WI $40,615

Scandinavia, WI $40,557

Tilleda, WI $40,413

Van Dyne, WI $40,848

Waukau, WI $40,777

Waupaca, WI $40,668

Wautoma, WI $40,573

Weyauwega, WI $40,738

Wild Rose, WI $40,586

Winnebago, WI $40,942

Winneconne, WI $40,847

Wilson, WI $41,516

Boyd, WI $40,441

Cadott, WI $40,470

Chetek, WI $40,361

Chippewa Falls, WI $40,557

Colfax, WI $40,508

Conrath, WI $40,279

Cornell, WI $40,383

Dallas, WI $40,593

Downing, WI $41,322

Downsville, WI $41,022

Durand, WI $40,982

Eau Galle, WI $40,892

Eleva, WI $40,601

Elk Mound, WI $40,511

Elmwood, WI $41,285

Fairchild, WI $40,551

Fall Creek, WI $40,575

Gilmanton, WI $40,786

Holcombe, WI $40,314

Humbird, WI $40,506

Independence, WI $40,668

Jim Falls, WI $40,417

Knapp, WI $41,300

Maiden Rock, WI $41,350

Menomonie, WI $40,983

Merrillan, WI $40,450

Mondovi, WI $40,683

Nelson, WI $41,168

New Auburn, WI $40,345

Osseo, WI $40,696

Pepin, WI $41,492

Pigeon Falls, WI $40,786

Plum City, WI $41,295

Prairie Farm, WI $40,943

Ridgeland, WI $40,723

Rock Falls, WI $40,529

Sand Creek, WI $40,367

Sheldon, WI $40,262

Spring Valley, WI $41,544

Stanley, WI $40,452

Stockholm, WI $41,590

Strum, WI $40,669

Thorp, WI $40,433

Wheeler, WI $40,812

Whitehall, WI $40,616

Spooner, WI $40,249

Almena, WI $40,813

Ashland, WI $40,209

Balsam Lake, WI $41,478

Barron, WI $40,557

Barronett, WI $40,266

Bayfield, WI $40,210

Benoit, WI $40,151

Birchwood, WI $40,195

Brill, WI $40,363

Bruce, WI $40,241

Brule, WI $40,585

Cable, WI $40,069

Cameron, WI $40,373

Centuria, WI $41,706

Comstock, WI $40,924

Cornucopia, WI $40,263

Couderay, WI $40,090

Cumberland, WI $40,623

Danbury, WI $40,490

Drummond, WI $40,188

Edgewater, WI $40,171

Exeland, WI $40,119

Foxboro, WI $40,729

Frederic, WI $40,848

Gordon, WI $40,391

Grand View, WI $40,107

Grantsburg, WI $41,096

Haugen, WI $40,406

Hawthorne, WI $40,718

Hayward, WI $40,119

Herbster, WI $40,319

Hertel, WI $40,261

High Bridge, WI $40,149

Iron River, WI $40,437

Ladysmith, WI $40,244

Lake Nebagamon, WI $40,628

La Pointe, WI $40,141

Luck, WI $41,321

Maple, WI $40,724

Marengo, WI $40,132

Mason, WI $40,138

Mikana, WI $40,358

Milltown, WI $41,494

Minong, WI $40,373

Odanah, WI $40,301

Ojibwa, WI $40,050

Glidden, WI $40,065

Harshaw, WI $40,251

Hawkins, WI $40,174

Hazelhurst, WI $40,257

Heafford Junction, WI $40,291

Hurley, WI $40,176

Iron Belt, WI $40,101

Kennan, WI $40,181

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $40,246

Lake Tomahawk, WI $40,269

Land O Lakes, WI $40,215

Laona, WI $40,237

Long Lake, WI $40,127

Mc Naughton, WI $40,274

Manitowish Waters, WI $40,212

Mellen, WI $40,081

Mercer, WI $40,141

Minocqua, WI $40,289

Montreal, WI $40,187

Park Falls, WI $40,171

Phelps, WI $40,215

Phillips, WI $40,189

Prentice, WI $40,220

Presque Isle, WI $40,195

Saint Germain, WI $40,297

Saxon, WI $40,117

Sayner, WI $40,242

Star Lake, WI $40,137

Three Lakes, WI $40,249

Tony, WI $40,238

Tripoli, WI $40,152

Upson, WI $39,982

Wabeno, WI $40,241

Woodruff, WI $40,306

La Crosse, WI $40,022

Alma, WI $41,042

Alma Center, WI $40,501

Arcadia, WI $40,649

Arkdale, WI $40,348

Bangor, WI $40,110

Black River Falls, WI $40,369

Blair, WI $40,492

Camp Douglas, WI $40,407

Cashton, WI $40,153

Cataract, WI $40,218

Chaseburg, WI $40,088

Cochrane, WI $40,971

Coon Valley, WI $40,072

De Soto, WI $40,158

Dodge, WI $40,535

Eastman, WI $40,272

Ettrick, WI $40,235

Ferryville, WI $40,223

Fountain City, WI $40,794

Galesville, WI $40,357

Gays Mills, WI $40,349

Genoa, WI $40,118

Hillsboro, WI $40,493

Hixton, WI $40,500

Holmen, WI $40,115

Hustler, WI $40,554

Kendall, WI $40,443

La Farge, WI $40,381

Lynxville, WI $40,275

Mather, WI $40,358

Melrose, WI $40,227

Millston, WI $40,272

Mindoro, WI $40,144

Mount Sterling, WI $40,415

Necedah, WI $40,363

Norwalk, WI $40,201

Oakdale, WI $40,409

Onalaska, WI $40,053

Ontario, WI $40,377

Readstown, WI $40,335

Rockland, WI $40,102

Seneca, WI $40,455

Soldiers Grove, WI $40,379

Sparta, WI $40,186

Steuben, WI $40,344

Stoddard, WI $40,055

Taylor, WI $40,412

Tomah, WI $40,429

Trempealeau, WI $40,352

Palmyra, WI $41,264

Tunnel City, WI $40,410

Viola, WI $40,406

Viroqua, WI $40,154

Warrens, WI $40,346

Westby, WI $40,134

West Salem, WI $40,074

Wilton, WI $40,407

Eau Claire, WI $40,668

Altoona, WI $40,723

Arkansaw, WI $41,150

Augusta, WI $40,566

Bay City, WI $41,524

Bloomer, WI $40,427

Boyceville, WI $41,065

Glen Flora, WI $40,173

Wales, WI $41,829

Bagley, WI $40,278

Beetown, WI $40,319

Benton, WI $40,478

Bloomington, WI $40,326

Boscobel, WI $40,413

Cassville, WI $40,278

Cuba City, WI $40,406

Dickeyville, WI $40,440

Fennimore, WI $40,461

Glen Haven, WI $40,256

Hazel Green, WI $40,340

Kieler, WI $40,452

Lancaster, WI $40,369

Mount Hope, WI $40,320

Patch Grove, WI $40,465

Platteville, WI $40,541

Potosi, WI $40,289

Prairie Du Chien, WI $40,377

Sinsinawa, WI $40,324

Stitzer, WI $40,449

Wauzeka, WI $40,340

Woodman, WI $40,295

Portage, WI $41,183

Adams, WI $40,533

Arlington, WI $41,599

Baraboo, WI $41,186

Beaver Dam, WI $41,149

Brandon, WI $40,711

Briggsville, WI $40,927

Burnett, WI $40,871

Cambria, WI $41,125

Cazenovia, WI $40,566

Columbus, WI $41,473

Dalton, WI $40,891

Dellwood, WI $40,397

Doylestown, WI $41,409

Elroy, WI $40,455

Endeavor, WI $40,875

Fairwater, WI $40,791

Fall River, WI $41,356

Fox Lake, WI $40,946

Friendship, WI $40,411

Friesland, WI $41,073

Grand Marsh, WI $40,551

Hillpoint, WI $40,803

Kingston, WI $40,930

Lake Delton, WI $41,035

La Valle, WI $40,623

Lime Ridge, WI $40,774

Loganville, WI $40,897

Lyndon Station, WI $40,677

Markesan, WI $40,732

Marquette, WI $40,873

Mauston, WI $40,523

Montello, WI $40,731

New Lisbon, WI $40,412

North Freedom, WI $41,206

Oxford, WI $40,738

Packwaukee, WI $40,900

Pardeeville, WI $41,207

Poynette, WI $41,469

Randolph, WI $41,124

Reedsburg, WI $40,885

Rio, WI $41,424

Rock Springs, WI $40,939

Union Center, WI $40,637

Waupun, WI $40,796

Westfield, WI $40,542

Wisconsin Dells, WI $40,866

Wonewoc, WI $40,484

Wyocena, WI $41,300

Amery, WI $41,717

Baldwin, WI $41,967

Beldenville, WI $41,890

Clayton, WI $41,171

Clear Lake, WI $41,502

Cushing, WI $41,576

Deer Park, WI $41,800

Dresser, WI $42,082

East Ellsworth, WI $41,783

Ellsworth, WI $41,852

Glenwood City, WI $41,595

Hager City, WI $41,959

Hammond, WI $42,462

Hudson, WI $43,134

New Richmond, WI $42,564

Osceola, WI $42,674

Prescott, WI $42,791

River Falls, WI $42,738

Roberts, WI $42,726

Saint Croix Falls, WI $41,833

Somerset, WI $42,965

Star Prairie, WI $42,451

Pell Lake, WI $41,152

Pleasant Prairie, WI $41,190

Powers Lake, WI $41,222

Rochester, WI $41,388

Salem, WI $41,255

Silver Lake, WI $41,265

Somers, WI $41,140

South Milwaukee, WI $42,357

Springfield, WI $41,170

Sturtevant, WI $41,148

Sullivan, WI $41,361

Trevor, WI $41,275

Twin Lakes, WI $41,257

Union Grove, WI $41,237

Walworth, WI $41,083

Radisson, WI $40,101

Waterford, WI $41,607

Waukesha, WI $42,238

Whitewater, WI $41,029

Williams Bay, WI $41,044

Wilmot, WI $41,273

Woodworth, WI $41,222

Zenda, WI $41,042

Milwaukee, WI $42,587

Saint Francis, WI $42,569

Racine, WI $41,120

Afton, WI $41,000

Albany, WI $41,280

Arena, WI $41,294

Argyle, WI $41,049

Avalon, WI $41,006

Avoca, WI $40,771

Barneveld, WI $41,297

Belleville, WI $41,552

Belmont, WI $40,654

Beloit, WI $40,962

Black Earth, WI $41,554

Blanchardville, WI $41,157

Blue Mounds, WI $41,431

Blue River, WI $40,398

Brodhead, WI $40,998

Brooklyn, WI $41,572

Browntown, WI $40,727

Cambridge, WI $41,552

Gile, WI $40,311

Clinton, WI $41,030

Wausau, WI $40,444

Marshfield, WI $40,462

Abbotsford, WI $40,422

Amherst, WI $40,529

Amherst Junction, WI $40,484

Aniwa, WI $40,286

Antigo, WI $40,326

Arpin, WI $40,382

Athens, WI $40,329

Auburndale, WI $40,362

Babcock, WI $40,299

Birnamwood, WI $40,310

Blenker, WI $40,356

Bowler, WI $40,388

Brokaw, WI $40,390

Bryant, WI $40,238

Chili, WI $40,413

Colby, WI $40,400

Curtiss, WI $40,382

Custer, WI $40,427

Deerbrook, WI $40,236

Dorchester, WI $40,384

Edgar, WI $40,361

Eland, WI $40,356

Elcho, WI $40,255

Elderon, WI $40,380

Elton, WI $40,290

Galloway, WI $40,418

Gilman, WI $40,293

Jump River, WI $40,258

Gleason, WI $40,244

Granton, WI $40,411

Greenwood, WI $40,432

Hannibal, WI $40,286

Hatley, WI $40,340

Hewitt, WI $40,534

Irma, WI $40,263

Junction City, WI $40,340

Loyal, WI $40,428

Lublin, WI $40,327

Marathon, WI $40,354

Mattoon, WI $40,434

Medford, WI $40,341

Merrill, WI $40,327

Milladore, WI $40,355

Mosinee, WI $40,381

Neillsville, WI $40,466

Nekoosa, WI $40,395

Nelsonville, WI $40,572

Ogema, WI $40,232

Owen, WI $40,390

Pearson, WI $40,222

Pelican Lake, WI $40,225

Phlox, WI $40,404

Woodville, WI $41,736

Houlton, WI $43,240

Abrams, WI $40,446

Amberg, WI $40,201

Armstrong Creek, WI $40,211

Athelstane, WI $40,227

Black Creek, WI $40,884

Bonduel, WI $40,558

Brillion, WI $40,847

Cecil, WI $40,495

Coleman, WI $40,411

Combined Locks, WI $41,155

Crivitz, WI $40,338

De Pere, WI $40,532

Dunbar, WI $40,184

Fence, WI $40,142

Florence, WI $40,201

Forest Junction, WI $40,964

Gillett, WI $40,466

Goodman, WI $40,209

Greenleaf, WI $40,688

Green Valley, WI $40,477

Gresham, WI $40,452

Hilbert, WI $40,948

Kaukauna, WI $41,105

Freedom, WI $41,053

Keshena, WI $40,495

Kimberly, WI $41,158

Krakow, WI $40,477

Lakewood, WI $40,276

Lena, WI $40,438

Little Chute, WI $41,156

Little Suamico, WI $40,435

Marinette, WI $40,461

Mountain, WI $40,299

Neopit, WI $40,396

Niagara, WI $40,245

Nichols, WI $40,703

Oconto, WI $40,435

Oconto Falls, WI $40,457

Oneida, WI $40,481

Pembine, WI $40,219

Peshtigo, WI $40,427

Porterfield, WI $40,322

Potter, WI $40,869

Pound, WI $40,367

Pulaski, WI $40,492

Pickerel, WI $40,260

Pittsville, WI $40,352

Plover, WI $40,488

Port Edwards, WI $40,509

Rib Lake, WI $40,287

Ringle, WI $40,327

Rosholt, WI $40,410

Rothschild, WI $40,482

Rudolph, WI $40,368

Schofield, WI $40,449

Spencer, WI $40,420

Stetsonville, WI $40,359

Stevens Point, WI $40,470

Stratford, WI $40,386

Summit Lake, WI $40,267

Tigerton, WI $40,451

Tomahawk, WI $40,292

Unity, WI $40,388

Vesper, WI $40,374

Westboro, WI $40,235

White Lake, WI $40,255

Willard, WI $40,423

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $40,446

Withee, WI $40,366

Wittenberg, WI $40,402

Rhinelander, WI $40,315

Argonne, WI $40,186

Boulder Junction, WI $40,211

Brantwood, WI $40,173

Butternut, WI $40,108

Catawba, WI $40,186

Clam Lake, WI $39,969

Conover, WI $40,232

Crandon, WI $40,294

Eagle River, WI $40,292

Fifield, WI $40,161

Poplar, WI $40,783

Port Wing, WI $40,448

Seymour, WI $40,654

Oak Creek, WI $42,071

Adell, WI $41,249

Allenton, WI $41,400

Ashippun, WI $41,533

Belgium, WI $41,654

Brookfield, WI $42,493

Brownsville, WI $40,838

Butler, WI $42,518

Campbellsport, WI $41,039

Cascade, WI $41,005

Cedarburg, WI $42,131

Cedar Grove, WI $41,462

Chilton, WI $40,871

Cleveland, WI $40,707

Clyman, WI $41,207

Colgate, WI $42,064

Delafield, WI $41,812

Eden, WI $40,825

Elkhart Lake, WI $40,822

Fredonia, WI $41,643

Germantown, WI $42,239

Glenbeulah, WI $40,802

Grafton, WI $42,139

Greenbush, WI $40,801

Hartford, WI $41,693

Hartland, WI $41,939

Hingham, WI $41,184

Horicon, WI $41,088

Hubertus, WI $42,008

Hustisford, WI $41,253

Iron Ridge, WI $41,314

Ixonia, WI $41,442

Jackson, WI $42,011

Johnson Creek, WI $41,315

Juneau, WI $41,088

Kewaskum, WI $41,417

Kiel, WI $40,751

Kohler, WI $40,926

Lannon, WI $42,298

Lebanon, WI $41,293

Lomira, WI $41,029

Malone, WI $40,836

Mayville, WI $41,043

Menomonee Falls, WI $42,361

Merton, WI $42,008

Mount Calvary, WI $40,870

Nashotah, WI $41,803

Neosho, WI $41,457

Newburg, WI $41,812

New Holstein, WI $40,813

Newton, WI $40,668

North Lake, WI $42,154

Oakfield, WI $40,762

Oconomowoc, WI $41,638

Okauchee, WI $41,757

Oostburg, WI $41,259

Pewaukee, WI $42,121

Plymouth, WI $40,877

Port Washington, WI $41,884

Random Lake, WI $41,445

Richfield, WI $42,031

Rubicon, WI $41,529

Saint Cloud, WI $40,866

Saukville, WI $41,936

Sheboygan, WI $41,044

Sheboygan Falls, WI $40,905

Slinger, WI $41,824

Stockbridge, WI $40,962

Sussex, WI $42,153

West Bend, WI $41,607

Theresa, WI $41,275

Thiensville, WI $42,442

Waldo, WI $41,147

Watertown, WI $41,263

Mequon, WI $42,334

Woodland, WI $41,351

Bassett, WI $41,257

Benet Lake, WI $41,219

Big Bend, WI $41,900

Bristol, WI $41,224

Burlington, WI $41,301

Caledonia, WI $41,455

Camp Lake, WI $41,270

Cudahy, WI $42,536

Darien, WI $41,075

Delavan, WI $41,057

Dousman, WI $41,526

Eagle, WI $41,450

Cobb, WI $40,793

Cottage Grove, WI $41,790

Cross Plains, WI $41,686

Dane, WI $41,683

Darlington, WI $40,770

Deerfield, WI $41,675

De Forest, WI $41,730

Dodgeville, WI $40,976

Edgerton, WI $41,461

Edmund, WI $40,882

Evansville, WI $41,347

Footville, WI $41,089

Fort Atkinson, WI $41,283

Gotham, WI $40,975

Gratiot, WI $40,588

Hanover, WI $41,080

Highland, WI $40,738

Hollandale, WI $41,223

Janesville, WI $41,113

Shawano, WI $40,518

Sherwood, WI $41,069

Shiocton, WI $40,780

Sobieski, WI $40,442

Suamico, WI $40,431

Suring, WI $40,380

Townsend, WI $40,294

Wausaukee, WI $40,270

Wrightstown, WI $40,948

Zachow, WI $40,508

Algoma, WI $40,434

Baileys Harbor, WI $40,323

Brussels, WI $40,429

Casco, WI $40,437

Collins, WI $40,754

Denmark, WI $40,486

Egg Harbor, WI $40,355

Ellison Bay, WI $40,286

Ephraim, WI $40,354

Fish Creek, WI $40,327

Forestville, WI $40,430

Francis Creek, WI $40,532

Kellnersville, WI $40,559

Kewaunee, WI $40,457

Luxemburg, WI $40,438

Manitowoc, WI $40,609

Maplewood, WI $40,423

Maribel, WI $40,534

Mishicot, WI $40,500

New Franken, WI $40,432

Reedsville, WI $40,642

Saint Nazianz, WI $40,722

Sister Bay, WI $40,330

Sturgeon Bay, WI $40,437

Tisch Mills, WI $40,481

Two Rivers, WI $40,496

Valders, WI $40,703

Washington Island, WI $40,262

Whitelaw, WI $40,561

Green Bay, WI $40,426

East Troy, WI $41,450

Elkhorn, WI $41,164

Elm Grove, WI $42,518

Fontana, WI $41,067

Franksville, WI $41,428

Genesee Depot, WI $41,747

Genoa City, WI $41,184

Greendale, WI $42,488

Hales Corners, WI $42,415

Franklin, WI $42,170

Helenville, WI $41,217

Honey Creek, WI $41,320

Kansasville, WI $41,305

Kenosha, WI $41,130

New Berlin, WI $42,282

Lake Geneva, WI $41,045

Lyons, WI $41,265

Mukwonago, WI $41,703

Muskego, WI $41,967

New Munster, WI $41,270

North Prairie, WI $41,680

Fremont, WI $40,814

Rice Lake, WI $40,326

Sarona, WI $40,227

Shell Lake, WI $40,262

Siren, WI $40,669

Solon Springs, WI $40,440

South Range, WI $40,822

Springbrook, WI $40,150

Stone Lake, WI $40,165

Superior, WI $40,865

Trego, WI $40,193

Turtle Lake, WI $41,103

Wascott, WI $40,400

Washburn, WI $40,245

Webster, WI $40,294

Weyerhaeuser, WI $40,228

Winter, WI $40,036

Oshkosh, WI $40,921

Almond, WI $40,479

Appleton, WI $41,158

Bancroft, WI $40,352

Bear Creek, WI $40,714

Berlin, WI $40,743

Big Falls, WI $40,620

Butte Des Morts, WI $40,900

Caroline, WI $40,511

Clintonville, WI $40,615

Coloma, WI $40,372

Dale, WI $40,974

Eldorado, WI $40,824

Embarrass, WI $40,602

Eureka, WI $40,754

Fond Du Lac, WI $41,023

Jefferson, WI $41,249

Juda, WI $40,947

Lake Mills, WI $41,446

Linden, WI $40,840

Livingston, WI $40,630

Lodi, WI $41,550

Lone Rock, WI $40,851

Lowell, WI $41,285

Mc Farland, WI $41,837

Marshall, WI $41,631

Mazomanie, WI $41,533

Merrimac, WI $41,369

Middleton, WI $41,806

Milton, WI $41,130

Mineral Point, WI $40,858

Monroe, WI $40,922

Montfort, WI $40,648

Monticello, WI $41,233

Morrisonville, WI $41,687

Mount Horeb, WI $41,491

Muscoda, WI $40,579

New Glarus, WI $41,401

Oregon, WI $41,767

Orfordville, WI $41,042

Plain, WI $40,976

Prairie Du Sac, WI $41,391

Reeseville, WI $41,369

Rewey, WI $40,676

Richland Center, WI $40,538

Ridgeway, WI $41,270

Sauk City, WI $41,403

Sextonville, WI $40,911

Sharon, WI $41,065

Shullsburg, WI $40,510

South Wayne, WI $40,674

Spring Green, WI $41,133

Stoughton, WI $41,688

Sun Prairie, WI $41,730

Verona, WI $41,718

Waterloo, WI $41,502

Waunakee, WI $41,823

Windsor, WI $41,797

Woodford, WI $40,915

Madison, WI $41,911

Custodian Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Custodian roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Custodian positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Custodian as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Custodian

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$62,771	$30.0	50%

Custodian Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Custodian's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$38,031

Average $41,847/year

$45,872

$3,169

Average $3,487/month

$3,823

$731

Average $805/week

$882

$18

Average $20/hour

$22

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$45,872	$3,823	$882	$22
Average	$41,847	$3,487	$805	$20
25th Percentile	$38,031	$3,169	$731	$18

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