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Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors salary in Cleveland, TN

The median refuse and recyclable material collectors in Cleveland, TN earns $37,540 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,695 a month.

10th percentile
$21,780
25th percentile
$23,830
Median percentile
$37,540
75th percentile
$56,490
90th percentile
$56,490

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

$32,343 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,540
Federal income tax−$2,325
Social Security + Medicare−$2,872
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,695
Every two weeks$1,244

Does it go far here?

$42,620Median pay in Cleveland, TN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.1 vs 100).
37%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 refuse and recyclable material collectors salaries · Take-home pay in Tennessee