Packers and Packagers, Hand salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median packers and packagers, hand in Bowling Green, KY earns $33,310 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,301 a month.

10th percentile: $30,490
25th percentile: $30,490
Median percentile: $33,310
75th percentile: $37,080
90th percentile: $43,760

Based on 320 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

$27,612 take-home a year

Gross pay	$33,310
Federal income tax	−$1,817
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,548
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$1,332
Monthly take-home	$2,301
Every two weeks	$1,062

Does it go far here?

$36,938Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

42%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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