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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Bowling Green, KY earns $61,500 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,095 a month.

10th percentile
$47,720
25th percentile
$47,720
Median percentile
$61,500
75th percentile
$64,750
90th percentile
$71,980

Based on 130 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

$49,135 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,500
Federal income tax−$5,200
Social Security + Medicare−$4,705
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,460
Monthly take-home$4,095
Every two weeks$1,890

Does it go far here?

$68,198Median 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 special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky