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Carpenters salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median carpenters in Bowling Green, KY earns $52,680 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,533 a month.

10th percentile
$37,600
25th percentile
$47,060
Median percentile
$52,680
75th percentile
$52,680
90th percentile
$61,520

Based on 480 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

$42,401 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,680
Federal income tax−$4,142
Social Security + Medicare−$4,030
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,107
Monthly take-home$3,533
Every two weeks$1,631

Does it go far here?

$58,417Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
28%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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