Compared with the local labor market
Custodian pay vs. Connecticut
Across all employers in Connecticut, the median wage for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — about 28,740 people — is $37,960. Department of Development Service pays a median base salary of $37,435 for this role, 1% below that figure — about the 45th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Department of Development Service sits in the local pay range
$34,150
$35,470
$37,960
$47,150
$59,690
Department of Development Service median · $37,435
The bar is the range of annual wages for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners across every employer in Connecticut, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Development Service’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners — about 2,209,760 people — is $36,840. Department of Development Service’s median base salary is 2% above that national figure, about the 52nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$28,640
$32,240
$36,840
$44,060
$50,270
Department of Development Service median · $37,435
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Connecticut range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Development Service is $89,570, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
Custodian beyond Connecticut
This role is reported in 18 jurisdictions. In Connecticut, the median of $96,176 ranks #2 of 18. See Custodian across all of Connecticut →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Custodian roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.