The Maids franchise: what it costs
Opening a home cleaning business with The Maids franchise runs $117,720 to $141,200. That figure comes from its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
The Maids franchise cost, item by item
- Opening costs in total
- From $117,720 to $141,200 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $60,000 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- Each week you pay 3.9% to 6.9% of gross revenue. The rate falls as your volume grows, and weekly minimums apply. Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- It comes to 2% of gross revenue. Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $1,184,667 a year on average across 97 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Count of locations at the end of 2025
- Franchise owners ran 394 and the company ran 31. Item 20, 2026 FDD
Each figure above comes from the 2026 The Maids Franchise Disclosure Document. The Maids International, LLC filed it with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, dated it January 18, 2026, and amended it May 12, 2026. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
The Maids FDD: sales and earnings figures
Item 19 is the FDD section where a brand may state how much its locations sell or earn, and The Maids shares figures there. Of the figures shared, the main one is $1,184,667 in average yearly revenue per franchised outlet, covering 97 franchised outlets from October 2024 through September 2025. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
Use our guide to read an Item 19 before you trust any figure in it.
Other cleaning franchises next to The Maids
Among the cleaning brands listed here, The Maids has the lowest startup cost.
| Brand | Total cost to opentotal, lowest to highest | Upfront feeone-time fee | Royaltyongoing, usually a % of sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Maids | $118K to $141K | $60,000 | 3.9% to 6.9% |
| Merry Maids | $127K to $169K | $55,000 | 7% |
| Molly Maid | $144K to $204K | $14,900 | 3% to 6.5% |
Before you buy, a brand has to hand over its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD); the brand's latest one is where every figure comes from. Once you're open, you keep paying the brand a royalty, either a share of sales or a set amount. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Open a brand to see the sales or earnings figures all 3 brands include in their FDD. Each FDD here was filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce in 2026.
All cleaning franchises, side by side
The number of The Maids locations
At the end of 2025, The Maids had 425 locations in the United States, with franchise owners running 93% of them (Item 20). In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the The Maids FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the The Maids FDD and franchise agreement with you.