Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median operating engineers and other construction equipment operators in Bowling Green, KY earns $60,180 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,011 a month.

10th percentile: $45,900
25th percentile: $50,880
Median percentile: $60,180
75th percentile: $63,130
90th percentile: $82,400

Based on 300 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

$48,127 take-home a year

Gross pay	$60,180
Federal income tax	−$5,042
Social Security + Medicare	−$4,604
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$2,407
Monthly take-home	$4,011
Every two weeks	$1,851

Does it go far here?

$66,734Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

24%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 operating engineers and other construction equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky