Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median teachers and instructors, all other in Bowling Green, KY earns $31,500 a year, 52% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,186 a month.

10th percentile: $31,500
25th percentile: $31,500
Median percentile: $31,500
75th percentile: $46,440
90th percentile: $78,750

Based on 120 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

$26,230 take-home a year

Gross pay	$31,500
Federal income tax	−$1,600
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,410
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$1,260
Monthly take-home	$2,186
Every two weeks	$1,009

Does it go far here?

$34,931Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($975 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bowling Green, KY

Job	Median 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 teachers and instructors, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Kentucky