Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median industrial machinery mechanics in Bowling Green, KY earns $74,410 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,850 a month.

10th percentile: $48,600
25th percentile: $60,890
Median percentile: $74,410
75th percentile: $78,950
90th percentile: $83,700

Based on 700 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

$58,201 take-home a year

Gross pay	$74,410
Federal income tax	−$7,540
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,692
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$2,976
Monthly take-home	$4,850
Every two weeks	$2,239

Does it go far here?

$82,514Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

20%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
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
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$53,450

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