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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Bowling Green, KY earns $40,180 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,738 a month.

10th percentile
$30,580
25th percentile
$36,160
Median percentile
$40,180
75th percentile
$45,420
90th percentile
$52,930

Based on 780 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

$32,857 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,180
Federal income tax−$2,642
Social Security + Medicare−$3,074
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,607
Monthly take-home$2,738
Every two weeks$1,264

Does it go far here?

$44,556Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
36%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky