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Bakers salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median bakers in Bowling Green, KY earns $33,990 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,344 a month.

10th percentile
$25,500
25th percentile
$28,480
Median percentile
$33,990
75th percentile
$47,100
90th percentile
$47,100

Based on 110 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

$28,131 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,990
Federal income tax−$1,899
Social Security + Medicare−$2,600
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,360
Monthly take-home$2,344
Every two weeks$1,082

Does it go far here?

$37,692Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
42%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($975 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bowling Green, KY

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$79,120
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$74,410
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,540
General and Operations Managers$71,170
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$61,520
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$61,260
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,250
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,120

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