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Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Bowling Green, KY earns $48,840 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,289 a month.

10th percentile
$35,410
25th percentile
$39,980
Median percentile
$48,840
75th percentile
$53,500
90th percentile
$57,290

Based on 100 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

$39,469 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,840
Federal income tax−$3,681
Social Security + Medicare−$3,736
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,954
Monthly take-home$3,289
Every two weeks$1,518

Does it go far here?

$54,159Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
30%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

All coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky