How much do Telemarketers make in Cleveland, TN?

Percentile spread

For Telemarketers, the published 10th percentile is $21,170 and the 90th percentile is $33,850. The difference is $12,680, which is 45.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $21,170 to the 75th at $33,850, covers $12,680.

The mean annual wage is $28,160, which sits above the median of $28,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, TN median is 20.9% lower than the national median of $35,450 for Telemarketers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,835, which is 10.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% lower than the Tennessee median of $29,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, TN is 88.080, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Telemarketers at $31,835 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Telemarketers. Cleveland, TN ranks 4th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Knoxville, TN is 69 miles away, with a median of $21,990 and employment of 290. That median is 21.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $23,755, against $31,835 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 98 miles away, with a median of $40,040 and employment of 1,210. That median is 42.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,017, against $31,835 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 131 miles away, with a median of $39,750 and employment of 460. That median is 41.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,623, against $31,835 here.

Employment share

Telemarketers accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, TN (100 of 43,010). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (58,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.19 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.