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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Bowling Green, KY earns $55,230 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,696 a month.

10th percentile
$39,240
25th percentile
$47,310
Median percentile
$55,230
75th percentile
$61,500
90th percentile
$74,260

Based on 230 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

$44,348 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,230
Federal income tax−$4,448
Social Security + Medicare−$4,225
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,209
Monthly take-home$3,696
Every two weeks$1,706

Does it go far here?

$61,245Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
26%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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