Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Bowling Green, KY earns $26,200 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,845 a month.

10th percentile: $18,660
25th percentile: $20,840
Median percentile: $26,200
75th percentile: $30,400
90th percentile: $35,100

Based on 150 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

$22,138 take-home a year

Gross pay	$26,200
Federal income tax	−$1,010
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,004
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$1,048
Monthly take-home	$1,845
Every two weeks	$851

Does it go far here?

$29,053Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($975 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bowling Green, KY

Job	Median 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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