Firefighter · Cleveland, TN
Firefighter in Cleveland: $494/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Cleveland median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Tennessee median, $49,300 a year. Tennessee has about 7,020 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $33,910 and the 90th is $70,460. On the pay used here, Cleveland ranks 230th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $494 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Clarksville, about 198 miles away, at $949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$494
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,300
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
230th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $49,300.
- Taxes$637
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$494
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,300
- Federal income tax
- −$3,878
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,771
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $41,651
- Effective tax rate
- 15.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,977
Left over each month
$4,108 gross, minus $637 in tax and $2,977 in living costs.
$494
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Clarksville, $949/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Cleveland?
$49,300 a year. That figure is the Tennessee median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Cleveland?
$494 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Clarksville, about 198 miles away, leaves $949 a month, more than Cleveland.