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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median industrial truck and tractor operators in Bowling Green, KY earns $39,110 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,670 a month.

10th percentile
$33,640
25th percentile
$35,420
Median percentile
$39,110
75th percentile
$49,080
90th percentile
$57,580

Based on 620 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

$32,040 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,110
Federal income tax−$2,513
Social Security + Medicare−$2,992
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,564
Monthly take-home$2,670
Every two weeks$1,232

Does it go far here?

$43,369Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
37%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 industrial truck and tractor operators salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky