Enlisting the help of a professional home cleaner is a huge time-saver. Not to mention, it takes a lot of stress off your shoulders. But with the way the industry is set up, it’s hard not to feel guilty hiring a cleaner. They notoriously work long hours for little pay.
Well-Paid Maids, based here in Montgomery County, is changing the narrative. Well-Paid Maids is the area’s only certified living-wage cleaning company. That means it pays cleaners — who are classified as employees, not anonymous contractors or temporary gig workers — a living wage starting at $24 an hour.
Employees are also offered comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision and life insurance; 24 paid days off a year (that’s 20 vacation days and four holidays); 100% employer-paid commuting costs; and more.
Lexi Grant joined Well-Paid Maids as a cleaner in June 2021. She has since been promoted multiple times and is now an operations manager.
“Working at Well-Paid Maids has felt like a breath of fresh air,” she described.
Plus, unlike its competitors, Well-Paid Maids prioritizes its employees’ health — and your family’s — by carefully choosing cleaning products based on their ratings from the Environmental Working Group, the leading rating organization regarding product safety. Each product is rated safest in its category.
Because Well-Paid Maids takes care of its employees — they take care of you and your home.
“We stand by our company’s mission,” Lexi said. “People deserve for their work to be respected and recognized. When that happens, you love what you do, and you create the best results.”
Hundreds of clients have left reviews of their positive experiences with Well-Paid Maids, noting that cleaners arrived on time, were easy to communicate with, went above and beyond and left their homes spotless. Plus, they felt good supporting a company that treats employees well.
Here’s what one recent Google reviewer said: “Well-Paid Maids has been cleaning my home for more than two years, and I’m continuously grateful for them. They’re professional, kind, patient with my animals and do a fantastic job cleaning!”
When not cleaning, the folks at Well-Paid Maids take advantage of their proximity to the nation’s capital and advocate for systemic change.
For example, Lexi recently joined Maryland’s Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller in Annapolis to celebrate Equal Pay Day. For the past two years, Well-Paid Maids has championed a wage transparency bill in Maryland. This bill would help close the gender wage gap in Maryland and is currently awaiting the governor’s signature.
Down in D.C., Well-Paid Maids spent years advocating for the Domestic Worker Employer Rights Amendment Act, which passed in late 2022. Before the bill was passed, an estimated 9,000 domestic workers in the District lacked basic rights, according to the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
This bill protects domestic workers against sexual harassment and discrimination under the D.C. Human Rights Act. It also requires employers to create formal, written contracts that outline start dates, work locations, pay, schedules, paid and unpaid leave, and more.
The bottom line is this: Well-Paid Maids is not only taking care of its employees but also pushing to change a traditionally exploitative industry. Even more, Well-Paid Maids employees care about making clients happy — leaving them with spotless homes where they can unwind after a long day.
Visit WellPaidMaids.com to support a locally based company doing good — and give yourself a break from cleaning. To book an appointment, simply answer a few questions about your needs, including your location and size of home. You’ll see the cost and clean time before booking.
Pro tip: If you want to save money, set up recurring cleans. These can be weekly, biweekly or monthly. And after your cleaning, be sure to drop us a Google or Yelp review.
