South Carolina asks a cleaning crew for humidity control, coastal salt management and, along the Grand Strand and the Lowcountry, rental turnover at holiday pace. Rates are national and flat, from $120 for a small standard visit to $600 for a large move-out clean. Below is the full rate card, the Lowcountry and Upstate factors that decide where a quote sits, and the 30-day deposit rule.
House cleaning prices in South Carolina in 2026
These are our published flat rates per visit. Hello Cleaners prices nationally rather than by state or city, so the table below is what a South Carolina household pays wherever they live, and the spread inside each cell reflects bathrooms, condition and access rather than ZIP code.
| Home size | Standard clean | Deep clean | Move-out clean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $120-$170 | $160-$220 | $190-$260 |
| 1 bedroom | $140-$200 | $180-$260 | $210-$320 |
| 2 bedrooms | $170-$255 | $220-$330 | $260-$380 |
| 3 bedrooms | $220-$330 | $280-$420 | $320-$480 |
| 4+ bedrooms | $275-$430 | $350-$550 | $400-$600 |
Recurring visits reduce the per-visit price: weekly and bi-weekly schedules are discounted against the one-off rate because the home never returns to a full-scrub state between visits. Add-ons such as inside-oven, inside-fridge and interior windows are priced separately and are the most common reason a first quote sits above what someone expected.
Lowcountry humidity, salt air and the pollen weeks
South Carolina summers are long, hot and humid enough that indoor moisture is a year-round management job rather than a seasonal one. Bathrooms, laundry rooms and closets on exterior walls hold damp, and mildew appears on grout, silicone and window frames within weeks of a missed clean. On the coast, from Charleston to Myrtle Beach, salt air adds a separate problem: it films glass and screens, pits fixtures over time and needs rinsing rather than wiping. Spring brings a famously heavy yellow pine pollen wave that coats porches, sills and any interior surface near an open window for two to three weeks. Air conditioning runs most of the year, so returns and filter housings load steadily and are worth including in every deep clean.
How the big South Carolina markets compare
We price nationally, so a Charleston home and a Greenville home of the same size cost the same. The state's regions differ in the work itself.
| Market | What is different about the work |
|---|---|
| Charleston and the Lowcountry | Historic housing with original woodwork and heart-pine floors, plus salt air on glass and screens; high short-term rental density means a lot of turnover work. |
| Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand | The state's heaviest vacation-rental turnover market, with tight same-day windows in summer and sand as the defining recurring problem. |
| Greenville and the Upstate | Cooler and less salty, with more standard family-home recurring work; pollen season is the sharpest seasonal spike here. |
What affects your price in South Carolina
The rate card is fixed. These South Carolina specifics decide the hours behind it.
- Year-round humidity and mildew on grout, silicone and closet walls.
- Salt air on coastal glass, screens and exterior-facing fixtures.
- Beach sand in entries, laundry rooms and vehicle-adjacent doors along the Grand Strand.
- Pine pollen for two to three weeks each spring, which recoats surfaces daily.
- Historic Charleston woodwork and heart-pine floors, which need gentle products and hand work.
Minimum wage and what it does to South Carolina cleaning rates
South Carolina has no state minimum wage and defaults to the federal $7.25 an hour. In practice, no reliable cleaning operator in Charleston or Greenville works near that number; the coastal tourism economy competes hard for the same staff, and summer turnover season pushes effective rates well above the floor. Because there is no state floor to anchor comparisons, price shopping here is noisier than in a $15 state. Look at insurance, background checks and whether the same team returns each visit rather than at the hourly figure, and treat our flat national rate as the benchmark for a full, insured job.
Deposits and move-out cleaning in South Carolina
A South Carolina landlord must give the tenant a written itemization of any amount withheld, along with any amount due, within 30 days of the end of the lease and delivery of possession. That deadline is set by SC Code 27-40-410, and it is worth knowing before you decide how much to spend on a move-out clean: a documented professional clean with dated photographs is the cheapest available answer to an itemized deduction. Our room-by-room move-out cleaning checklist covers what an inspector actually opens.
Work out your own number
The calculator on this page prices your exact home: size, bathrooms, service type, frequency and add-ons, with the arithmetic shown rather than hidden. Use it for a realistic band, then request a quote to have it confirmed against your address and access. For the national picture across every service, see the 2026 US house cleaning cost guide, or the full cleaning cost calculator.
Where we clean in South Carolina
We cover South Carolina statewide. Start at the South Carolina coverage hub for counties, cities and every service we run there, or read more South Carolina guides on the South Carolina Knowledge Hub page.