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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Bowling Green, KY earns $61,520 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,096 a month.

10th percentile
$48,620
25th percentile
$50,830
Median percentile
$61,520
75th percentile
$66,220
90th percentile
$73,190

Based on 560 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

$49,151 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,520
Federal income tax−$5,202
Social Security + Medicare−$4,706
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,461
Monthly take-home$4,096
Every two weeks$1,890

Does it go far here?

$68,220Median 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
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
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$53,450

All secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky