Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Tennessee

The median janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaner in Tennessee earns $33,440 a year and keeps $29,049 of it — $2,421 a month.

Take-home pay, Tennessee

$29,049

from $33,440 gross · $1,117 every two weeks · 13.1% effective tax rate

Breakdown of $33,440 gross pay
Take-home$29,04986.9%
Federal income tax$1,8335.5%
Social Security & Medicare$2,5587.7%
Gross pay$33,440100%

Gross median from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates, May 2025 estimates (source file). Tax computed here from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 and Tennessee revenue department tables. Single filer, 2026 tax year, annual liability rather than paycheck withholding.

By filing status

Filing status changes the standard deduction and the bracket widths, so the same salary yields a different answer.

Filing statusFederal taxState taxTake-home
Single$1,833$0$29,049
Married filing jointly$124$0$30,758
Head of household$929$0$29,953

Every state, ranked by what you keep

Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way. A state can pay less and still leave you with more.

#StateMedian salaryTake-homeTax rate
1Washington$45,520$38,75515%
2Massachusetts$45,580$36,74519%
3Alaska$40,510$34,73014%
4California$41,090$34,57016%
5Vermont$40,910$34,11817%
6New York$41,640$33,98618%
7New Hampshire$39,150$33,63714%
8Nevada$38,420$33,05014%
9Minnesota$39,610$32,70617%
10North Dakota$37,750$32,51214%
11Colorado$38,600$32,20517%
12Maine$38,940$32,00118%
13District of Columbia$38,520$31,98617%
14Connecticut$37,960$31,89816%
15New Jersey$37,630$31,81615%
16Rhode Island$37,310$31,37616%
17Hawaii$37,710$31,31017%
18Oregon$39,340$31,18421%
19Wyoming$36,050$31,14614%
20Wisconsin$37,000$31,06316%
21Montana$37,110$31,01016%
22Illinois$37,810$30,83418%
23Ohio$35,900$30,82114%
24Arizona$36,220$30,78015%
25South Dakota$35,480$30,68814%
26New Mexico$36,020$30,54115%
27Indiana$36,460$30,43017%
28Pennsylvania$36,520$30,40317%
29Missouri$35,900$30,27616%
30Nebraska$35,900$30,27216%
31Maryland$36,620$30,22817%
32Idaho$36,110$30,13417%
33Iowa$35,380$29,91515%
34Florida$34,490$29,89313%
35Michigan$36,050$29,86517%
36Delaware$35,320$29,27617%
37Virginia$35,170$29,23117%
38Tennessee$33,440$29,04913%
39North Carolina$34,500$29,03316%
40Georgia$34,310$28,78516%
41Kansas$34,480$28,75617%
42Texas$33,010$28,70413%
43Utah$32,200$27,57014%
44Kentucky$32,320$27,13616%
45South Carolina$31,180$26,91114%
46West Virginia$30,980$26,31415%
47Oklahoma$31,110$26,25916%
48Alabama$30,620$25,51717%
49Arkansas$29,750$25,47114%
50Louisiana$28,930$24,94414%
51Mississippi$28,380$24,57813%

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Tennessee: questions

What is the average janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners salary in Tennessee?

The median is $33,440 a year, about $16.08 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 estimates. Median means half of janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners in Tennessee earn more and half earn less.

What is the take-home pay on $33,440 in Tennessee?

About $29,049 a year — $2,421 a month, or $1,117 every two weeks — for a single filer in the 2026 tax year, after $1,833 federal income tax, $2,558 in Social Security and Medicare. Tennessee levies no state income tax.

Do janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners earn more in Tennessee than elsewhere?

No. At $33,440, Tennessee pays $2,670 below the $36,110 median across all states, ranking 41 of 51 on gross pay. On take-home pay after tax it ranks 38.

Where do janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners keep the most money?

Ranked by take-home rather than gross, the best-paying states for this occupation are Washington ($38,755), Massachusetts ($36,745), Alaska ($34,730). Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way, because state income tax varies from nothing to over 10%.

What is the effective tax rate on $33,440 in Tennessee?

13.1% of gross pay, combining federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax. The marginal rate — what you would pay on the next dollar earned — is 19.7%.


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