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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Bowling Green, KY earns $24,500 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,734 a month.

10th percentile
$19,880
25th percentile
$22,080
Median percentile
$24,500
75th percentile
$28,880
90th percentile
$31,360

Based on 280 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

$20,806 take-home a year
Gross pay$24,500
Federal income tax−$840
Social Security + Medicare−$1,874
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$980
Monthly take-home$1,734
Every two weeks$800

Does it go far here?

$27,168Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
56%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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