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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Bowling Green, KY earns $60,550 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,034 a month.

10th percentile
$38,620
25th percentile
$55,430
Median percentile
$60,550
75th percentile
$68,990
90th percentile
$75,200

Based on 360 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

$48,410 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,550
Federal income tax−$5,086
Social Security + Medicare−$4,632
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,422
Monthly take-home$4,034
Every two weeks$1,862

Does it go far here?

$67,144Median 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

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 police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky