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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Bowling Green, KY earns $65,310 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,337 a month.

10th percentile
$41,740
25th percentile
$42,070
Median percentile
$65,310
75th percentile
$76,120
90th percentile
$80,900

Based on 220 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

$52,044 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,310
Federal income tax−$5,657
Social Security + Medicare−$4,996
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,612
Monthly take-home$4,337
Every two weeks$2,002

Does it go far here?

$72,423Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
22%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 educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky