Maid in Manhattan Got It Made
New York City hotel housekeepers will see their salaries rise to over $100,000 annually under a new contract. The agreement, ratified by hotel owners and the workers' union, aims to prevent a strike that could disrupt tourism during major events. While the pay increase is significant, concerns about the sustainability of such wages in the industry persist.
- ▪The average pay for hotel housekeepers in New York City will increase to more than $100,000 a year.
- ▪The new contract was ratified by the Hotel Association of New York City and the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council union.
- ▪Housekeepers' wages will rise from slightly below $40 an hour to over $61 an hour by 2034.
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Maid in Manhattan Got It Made Beege Welborn 8:00 PM | May 19, 2026 AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews Well, this sounds awfully tempting.If it wasn't for the commute, I might almost damn near go for it.ALMOSTN.Y.C. Hotel Housekeepers Will Earn Over $100,000 Under New Contract Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); 'Unusually generous terms'?Oh. I'd say so.The average pay of housekeepers in New York City hotels will increase to more than $100,000 a year as part of a contract settlement between an industry trade group and a powerful union.
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