Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Bowling Green, KY

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Bowling Green, KY earns $45,650 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,086 a month.

10th percentile: $33,520
25th percentile: $35,370
Median percentile: $45,650
75th percentile: $57,140
90th percentile: $63,920

Based on 60 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

$37,034 take-home a year

Gross pay	$45,650
Federal income tax	−$3,298
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,492
Kentucky income tax (approx.)	−$1,826
Monthly take-home	$3,086
Every two weeks	$1,424

Does it go far here?

$50,622Median pay in Bowling Green, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

32%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

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