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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Cleveland, TN

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Cleveland, TN earns $30,640 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,233 a month.

10th percentile
$24,160
25th percentile
$27,490
Median percentile
$30,640
75th percentile
$30,640
90th percentile
$35,160

Based on 40 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

$26,799 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,640
Federal income tax−$1,497
Social Security + Medicare−$2,344
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,233
Every two weeks$1,031

Does it go far here?

$34,787Median pay in Cleveland, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.1 vs 100).
45%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

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