Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Bowling Green, KY earns $38,040 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,602 a month.

10th percentile: $29,590
25th percentile: $34,020
Median percentile: $38,040
75th percentile: $46,120
90th percentile: $52,080

Based on 2,070 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

$31,224 take-home a year

Gross pay	$38,040
Federal income tax	−$2,385
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,910
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$1,522
Monthly take-home	$2,602
Every two weeks	$1,201

Does it go far here?

$42,183Median 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

Job	Median 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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky