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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median home health and personal care aides in Bowling Green, KY earns $35,160 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,419 a month.

10th percentile
$24,510
25th percentile
$30,890
Median percentile
$35,160
75th percentile
$52,880
90th percentile
$56,140

Based on 1,150 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

$29,025 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,160
Federal income tax−$2,039
Social Security + Medicare−$2,690
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,406
Monthly take-home$2,419
Every two weeks$1,116

Does it go far here?

$38,989Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
40%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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