SOC 37-3011 · Cleveland, TN metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Cleveland, TN

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Cleveland, Tennessee is $36,340 a year ($17.47 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,150: half of the 190 people in this job in the Cleveland, TN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

$36,340average per year

$17.47 / hourMedian $34,150Take-home ≈ $31,379

  • $29K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

190people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 10Tennessee metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Cleveland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,030 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Cleveland earn between $30,310 and $43,310.

  • $29K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,340$3,028$17.47
Median$34,150$2,846$16.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,310$2,526$14.57
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,310$3,609$20.82

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Cleveland

On the average salary of $36,340, a single filer in Cleveland takes home about $31,379 a year, or $2,615 a month and $1,207 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Cleveland a good place for landscaping and groundskeeping workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Cleveland area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.1), so the average $36,340 buys what about $41,258 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Cleveland ($40,230). A typical home costs $312,380, or 8.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Tennessee cities

Cleveland ranks 8th of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($40,410).

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Tennessee

Highest-paying cities for landscaping and groundskeeping workers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,470).

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary by city

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in Cleveland: questions

How much do landscaping and groundskeeping workers make an hour in Cleveland?

$17.47 an hour on average, and $16.42 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level landscaping and groundskeeping workers salary in Cleveland?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,210 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,310, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the landscaping and groundskeeping workers take-home pay in Cleveland?

About $31,379 a year ($2,615 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,340. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn more in Cleveland than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 37-3011; area Cleveland, TN (17420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.73, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.73).

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