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Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists salary in Cleveland, TN

The median bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Cleveland, TN earns $49,050 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,466 a month.

10th percentile
$38,760
25th percentile
$45,760
Median percentile
$49,050
75th percentile
$58,870
90th percentile
$65,430

Based on 90 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$41,592 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,050
Federal income tax−$3,706
Social Security + Medicare−$3,752
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,466
Every two weeks$1,600

Does it go far here?

$55,688Median pay in Cleveland, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.1 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,006 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cleveland, TN

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$92,800
Registered Nurses$72,800
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,190
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,250
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,110
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,580
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,460
Production Workers, All Other$38,010

All bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee