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Cleaning robot vs hiring a cleaner: what it costs in WA.
· WA labour rates and RaaS pricing reviewed.
A commercial cleaning robot runs on a flat monthly subscription — from as little as $50 a day, around $1,520 a month, and it runs as often as you need. Commercial cleaning labour in WA typically costs $45 to $55 an hour, more at night and on weekends. For most sites with a meaningful amount of floor to cover, the robot handles the repetitive floor work for less than the labour it replaces — and frees your people for the detail work a robot cannot do. The calculator below estimates the difference for your site.
- Owned & operated in Perth
- Servicing all of WA
- Engineering-led — robotics & autonomous systems
- Multi-OEM — the right robot for your site
- From as little as $50 a day
Estimate your saving.
Pick the mode that matches what you know — hours per week if you have a current cleaning schedule, or floor area if you are starting from scratch. The result updates as you type.
Hours currently spent on the repetitive floor work the robot would take over.
WA commercial cleaning is typically $45 to $55/hr; higher with after-hours loadings.
Don't know your hours?
The cleanable floor area on the site.
Indicative productivity rates only — actual varies with site.
Each clean is one full pass of the floor area. Sizes the labour being replaced — the robot subscription is flat regardless.
WA commercial cleaning is typically $45 to $55/hr; higher with after-hours loadings.
›Questions on these numbers
Why is the robot cost flat at ~$1,520 a month?
RaaS is a flat monthly subscription anchored at "from $50 a day". You pay the same monthly fee whether the robot runs 3 days a week or 7 — running it more often does not increase your cost.
Why 52 weeks?
The calculator multiplies weekly figures across a full year (no leave or holiday adjustment), so the comparison is apples-to-apples for a year of operations.
Does this include consumables?
The robot subscription includes service, support and software updates. Routine consumables on schedule (brushes, filters) are part of the service; consumables outside the schedule are flagged at the time. Cleaning labour costs already include the contractor's overheads.
What about detail work the robot doesn't do?
The calculator only compares the floor-cleaning portion. Surfaces, bins, washrooms and detail work still need a person — most operators redeploy the freed hours rather than cut them.
Estimated annual saving
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—/month · — cheaper
Your floor-cleaning labour: —/yr.
Robot subscription: from $1,520/month (~$18,250/yr) — runs as often as you need.
Robot subscription: from $1,520/month (~$18,250/yr) — runs as often as you need.
— hours/year of labour freed for detail work — about —.
Results this large assume fully manual cleaning — most sites already use a scrubber. Switch the method above to walk-behind or ride-on for a more typical comparison.
Indicative estimate, not a quote. Robots cover floor cleaning; people still handle detail work, surfaces and washrooms. A flat monthly subscription — run it as often as you need.
Why the robot wins on cost.
The robot's cost is a flat monthly subscription — from as little as $50 a day — and that figure does not change whether it runs 3 days a week or 7. Cleaning labour is not flat: in WA, after-hours work carries penalty rates — roughly 15 to 30 per cent more at night and 50 to 100 per cent more on weekends. A robot cleans at 2am or on a Sunday at the same flat monthly rate, with no rostering, recruitment or sick days. That is where the gap widens for sites that need cleaning outside business hours, and for sites that need cleaning more often than they can comfortably roster.
What the robot does and does not do.
A robot handles the repetitive floor work — vacuuming, sweeping and scrubbing large areas — consistently and on schedule. It does not do detail work, surfaces, bins or washrooms. The best results come from pairing the two: the robot covers the floors, your people focus on everything else. Most operators redeploy the freed hours rather than cut them.
Get your full breakdown and a matched robot.
Use the form in the calculator above to receive the full breakdown for your site, or talk to us directly.
How we worked this out.
External cleaner-cost figures are typical WA market rates; the only Perth Robots price on this page is $50 a day, billed as a flat monthly subscription.
Sources and assumptions
- Commercial cleaning labour rate: $45 to $55 per hour, typical for WA commercial cleaning contracts (medical and industrial work usually at the higher end). Used as the default $50/hr in the calculator; user-editable.
- Award basis: Cleaning Services Award 2020 (MA000022) sets the minimum cleaner pay. Contract rates above sit on top of the award and include super, payroll tax, supervision, equipment and margin.
- After-hours penalties: roughly 15 to 30 per cent loading for nights and 50 to 100 per cent for weekends, per the Cleaning Services Award. The robot has no equivalent loading — the flat monthly subscription applies whatever time it runs.
- Manual floor-cleaning productivity used in Mode B: ~300 m²/h by hand, ~1,500 m²/h walk-behind scrubber, ~2,500 m²/h ride-on scrubber. Indicative industry figures; actual varies with surface, layout, congestion and operator.
- Robot cost: a flat monthly subscription from as little as $50 a day — approximately $1,520 a month or $18,250 a year — and the robot runs as often as you need. Not metered by day; running 3 days a week and running 7 days a week cost the same.
- Year basis: 52 weeks; no leave/holiday adjustment.
Why Perth Robots
Honest credibility, not just claims.
WA-based service, not a reseller.
We deploy and service every unit ourselves across WA. If a robot's down at 2am on a mine site, that's on us — same time zone.
Multi-OEM, honest advice.
We recommend the right robot for your site, not the only one we carry.
Low-risk by design.
RaaS is a flat monthly subscription, not a capital gamble — the risk sits with us. Run the robot as often as you need.
FAQ · Robot vs cleaner
Common questions.
Is a cleaning robot cheaper than hiring a cleaner in Australia?
For sites with a meaningful amount of floor to cover, usually yes for the floor-cleaning portion: a robot runs on a flat monthly subscription from as little as $50 a day, while commercial cleaning labour in WA is typically $45 to $55 an hour and more after hours. The robot does not replace a cleaner entirely — it takes over the floors and frees people for detail work.
How much does a commercial cleaner cost per hour in WA?
Commercial cleaning contracts in WA typically run $45 to $55 an hour for standard work, with medical and industrial sites at the higher end, plus penalty loadings for nights and weekends.
Will a cleaning robot replace my cleaner?
No. It handles repetitive floor cleaning; surfaces, bins, washrooms and detail work still need a person. Most operators pair the two and redeploy the freed hours.
What is the payback on a cleaning robot?
On RaaS there is no capital outlay — the question is monthly subscription cost vs labour saved rather than payback. The subscription is flat at around $1,520 a month (from $50 a day) and the robot runs as often as you need. If you buy outright, payback depends on floor area and cleaning frequency; the calculator above gives an indicative figure. See commercial models.
Where this maths plays out.
The savings shape depends on site type and unit. Two industry guides walk through realistic deployments:
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