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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Bowling Green, KY earns $79,360 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,124 a month.

10th percentile
$43,080
25th percentile
$60,910
Median percentile
$79,360
75th percentile
$149,280
90th percentile
$162,450

Based on 40 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

$61,485 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,360
Federal income tax−$8,629
Social Security + Medicare−$6,071
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$3,174
Monthly take-home$5,124
Every two weeks$2,365

Does it go far here?

$88,003Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
19%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 detectives and criminal investigators salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky