Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median legal secretaries and administrative assistants in Bowling Green, KY earns $36,860 a year, 34% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,527 a month.

10th percentile: $21,900
25th percentile: $34,320
Median percentile: $36,860
75th percentile: $45,140
90th percentile: $58,440

Based on 110 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

$30,323 take-home a year

Gross pay	$36,860
Federal income tax	−$2,243
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,820
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$1,474
Monthly take-home	$2,527
Every two weeks	$1,166

Does it go far here?

$40,874Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

39%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

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