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Software Developers salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median software developers in Bowling Green, KY earns $100,650 a year, 26% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,301 a month.

10th percentile
$72,090
25th percentile
$83,810
Median percentile
$100,650
75th percentile
$146,980
90th percentile
$201,790

Based on 200 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

$75,611 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,650
Federal income tax−$13,313
Social Security + Medicare−$7,700
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$4,026
Monthly take-home$6,301
Every two weeks$2,908

Does it go far here?

$111,611Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
15%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

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