Business Operations Specialists, All Other Salary — Bowling Green, Kentucky

The average Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Bowling Green, Kentucky earns $73,630 a year.

$73,630 / year, mean
↓ 22.3% below national average 33th percentile in Kentucky

Bowling Green pays below most of Kentucky for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for business operations specialists, all other, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Kentucky

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.9%
Cost of living 90 #161 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1461 #33 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $267,047 #125 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $62,437 #157 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Bowling Green ranks #161 for cost of living and #125 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Lexington Park $134,090 San Jose $129,690 San Francisco $123,860 Washington $113,390 Seattle $110,050 Kennewick $106,180 Bremerton $105,410 Santa Maria $103,550 Baltimore $102,650 Crestview $102,650 Midland $101,120 San Diego $100,980 Palm Bay $100,560 Kiryas Joel $99,700 New York $98,820 Los Angeles $98,460 Bakersfield $97,670 Philadelphia $97,360 Sarasota $96,940 Sacramento $96,040 Gettysburg $95,710 Springfield $95,440 Detroit $95,170 Oxnard $94,800 Hagerstown $94,540 Santa Cruz $94,160 Monroe $94,010 Tampa $93,750 Mount Vernon $93,730 Trenton $93,670 Salinas $93,620 Binghamton $93,260 Dallas $92,820 Walla Walla $92,630 York $92,500 Houston $92,150 Vallejo $91,960 Homosassa Springs $91,660 Miami $90,920 Chicago $90,910 Chambersburg $90,780 Panama City $90,780 Odessa $90,560 Olympia $90,000 Winchester $89,940 Naples $89,800 Albany $89,700 Chico $89,650 Wenatchee $89,500 Portland $89,330 Battle Creek $89,250 Pittsburgh $88,970 Dover $88,810 El Centro $88,780 Yuba City $88,640 Atlantic City $88,620 Beaumont $88,340 Jacksonville $88,250 Virginia Beach $88,210 Longview $87,840 Orlando $87,640 Syracuse $87,640 Spokane $87,570 San Antonio $87,550 Austin $87,480 Elizabethtown $87,060 San Luis Obispo $87,020 Killeen $86,840 Modesto $86,640 Ithaca $86,600 Santa Rosa $86,510 Fresno $86,330 Ann Arbor $86,260 Merced $86,210 Indianapolis $86,080 Fort Myers $86,070 Stockton $86,030 Brownsville $85,180 Deltona $85,100 Vineland $85,070 Lansing $84,740 Wildwood $84,280 Columbus $83,950 Richmond $83,780 Napa $83,690 Utica $83,670 Decatur $83,560 Laredo $83,540 Salem $83,520 Watertown $83,460 Port St. Lucie $83,160 Kankakee $83,110 Bend $83,090 Punta Gorda $82,940 Lancaster $82,920 Allentown $82,630 Corpus Christi $82,390 Kalamazoo $82,100 Champaign $82,070 Hanford $81,910 Yakima $81,840 Lexington $81,590 Traverse City $81,210 Victoria $81,210 Bellingham $81,190 Peoria $81,080 Jackson $81,000 Lebanon $81,000 Lakeland $80,840 Terre Haute $80,820 Salisbury $80,720 Amarillo $80,710 El Paso $80,600 Grand Rapids $80,480 College Station $80,350 Waco $80,330 Redding $80,160 Sherman $80,160 Niles $79,890 Sebastian $79,770 Saginaw $79,530 Harrisburg $79,400 Reading $79,040 Midland $78,810 Rockford $78,690 Texarkana $78,610 Flint $78,580 Bloomington $78,570 Gainesville $78,360 Grants Pass $78,330 Tallahassee $78,270 Rochester $78,180 Paducah $78,030 Riverside $77,960 Elkhart $77,660 State College $77,380 Albany $77,220 Louisville $77,220 Buffalo $77,210 Eagle Pass $77,060 Lafayette $76,990 Lubbock $76,940 Tyler $76,530 Ocala $76,140 Parkersburg $76,010 Fort Wayne $75,950 Glens Falls $75,830 Pensacola $75,430 McAllen $75,100 San Angelo $75,070 Johnstown $74,930 Medford $74,880 Eugene $74,870 Charlottesville $74,730 Longview $74,720 Erie $74,520 Altoona $74,250 Abilene $74,210 Wichita Falls $74,150 Bowling Green $73,630 Bay City $73,150 Evansville $73,100 Corvallis $73,020 Scranton $73,010 Beckley $72,390 Bloomington $72,380 Harrisonburg $71,860 Roanoke $70,620 Huntington $70,520 Charleston $70,310 Weirton $70,220 South Bend $70,210 Morgantown $70,120 Blacksburg $69,970 Staunton $69,950 Sebring $69,830 Owensboro $69,570 Kingston $69,450 Muskegon $69,150 Muncie $69,140 Visalia $68,230 Lynchburg $68,220 Wheeling $67,450 Kokomo $65,250 Williamsport $62,280 Elmira $56,350
CityMean salaryvs. Bowling Green
Washington, Washington, D.C.$113,390+54.0%
Abilene, Texas$74,210+0.8%
Albany, Oregon$77,220+4.9%
Albany, New York$89,700+21.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$82,630+12.2%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$74,250+0.8%
Amarillo, Texas$80,710+9.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$86,260+17.2%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$88,620+20.4%
Austin, Texas$87,480+18.8%
Bakersfield, California$97,670+32.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$102,650+39.4%
Battle Creek, Michigan$89,250+21.2%
Bay City, Michigan$73,150-0.7%
Beaumont, Texas$88,340+20.0%
Beckley, West Virginia$72,390-1.7%
Bellingham, Washington$81,190+10.3%
Bend, Oregon$83,090+12.8%
Binghamton, New York$93,260+26.7%
Blacksburg, Virginia$69,970-5.0%
Bloomington, Illinois$78,570+6.7%
Bloomington, Indiana$72,380-1.7%
Bremerton, Washington$105,410+43.2%
Brownsville, Texas$85,180+15.7%
Buffalo, New York$77,210+4.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$86,070+16.9%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$90,780+23.3%
Champaign, Illinois$82,070+11.5%
Charleston, West Virginia$70,310-4.5%
Charlottesville, Virginia$74,730+1.5%
Chicago, Illinois$90,910+23.5%
Chico, California$89,650+21.8%
College Station, Texas$80,350+9.1%
Columbus, Indiana$83,950+14.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas$82,390+11.9%
Corvallis, Oregon$73,020-0.8%
Crestview, Florida$102,650+39.4%
Dallas, Texas$92,820+26.1%
Decatur, Illinois$83,560+13.5%
Deltona, Florida$85,100+15.6%
Detroit, Michigan$95,170+29.3%
Dover, Delaware$88,810+20.6%
Eagle Pass, Texas$77,060+4.7%
El Centro, California$88,780+20.6%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$87,060+18.2%
Elkhart, Indiana$77,660+5.5%
Elmira, New York$56,350-23.5%
El Paso, Texas$80,600+9.5%
Erie, Pennsylvania$74,520+1.2%
Eugene, Oregon$74,870+1.7%
Evansville, Indiana$73,100-0.7%
Flint, Michigan$78,580+6.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$75,950+3.2%
Fresno, California$86,330+17.2%
Gainesville, Florida$78,360+6.4%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$95,710+30.0%
Glens Falls, New York$75,830+3.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$80,480+9.3%
Grants Pass, Oregon$78,330+6.4%
Hagerstown, Maryland$94,540+28.4%
Hanford, California$81,910+11.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$79,400+7.8%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$71,860-2.4%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$91,660+24.5%
Houston, Texas$92,150+25.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$70,520-4.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$86,080+16.9%
Ithaca, New York$86,600+17.6%
Jackson, Michigan$81,000+10.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$88,250+19.9%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$74,930+1.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$82,100+11.5%
Kankakee, Illinois$83,110+12.9%
Kennewick, Washington$106,180+44.2%
Killeen, Texas$86,840+17.9%
Kingston, New York$69,450-5.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$99,700+35.4%
Kokomo, Indiana$65,250-11.4%
Lafayette, Indiana$76,990+4.6%
Lakeland, Florida$80,840+9.8%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$82,920+12.6%
Lansing, Michigan$84,740+15.1%
Laredo, Texas$83,540+13.5%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$81,000+10.0%
Lexington, Kentucky$81,590+10.8%
Lexington Park, Maryland$134,090+82.1%
Longview, Texas$74,720+1.5%
Longview, Washington$87,840+19.3%
Los Angeles, California$98,460+33.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$77,220+4.9%
Lubbock, Texas$76,940+4.5%
Lynchburg, Virginia$68,220-7.3%
McAllen, Texas$75,100+2.0%
Medford, Oregon$74,880+1.7%
Merced, California$86,210+17.1%
Miami, Florida$90,920+23.5%
Midland, Michigan$78,810+7.0%
Midland, Texas$101,120+37.3%
Modesto, California$86,640+17.7%
Monroe, Michigan$94,010+27.7%
Morgantown, West Virginia$70,120-4.8%
Mount Vernon, Washington$93,730+27.3%
Muncie, Indiana$69,140-6.1%
Muskegon, Michigan$69,150-6.1%
Napa, California$83,690+13.7%
Naples, Florida$89,800+22.0%
New York, New York$98,820+34.2%
Niles, Michigan$79,890+8.5%
Sarasota, Florida$96,940+31.7%
Ocala, Florida$76,140+3.4%
Odessa, Texas$90,560+23.0%
Olympia, Washington$90,000+22.2%
Orlando, Florida$87,640+19.0%
Owensboro, Kentucky$69,570-5.5%
Oxnard, California$94,800+28.8%
Paducah, Kentucky$78,030+6.0%
Palm Bay, Florida$100,560+36.6%
Panama City, Florida$90,780+23.3%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$76,010+3.2%
Pensacola, Florida$75,430+2.4%
Peoria, Illinois$81,080+10.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$97,360+32.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$88,970+20.8%
Portland, Oregon$89,330+21.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$83,160+12.9%
Punta Gorda, Florida$82,940+12.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$79,040+7.3%
Redding, California$80,160+8.9%
Richmond, Virginia$83,780+13.8%
Riverside, California$77,960+5.9%
Roanoke, Virginia$70,620-4.1%
Rochester, New York$78,180+6.2%
Rockford, Illinois$78,690+6.9%
Sacramento, California$96,040+30.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$79,530+8.0%
Salem, Oregon$83,520+13.4%
Salinas, California$93,620+27.1%
Salisbury, Maryland$80,720+9.6%
San Angelo, Texas$75,070+2.0%
San Antonio, Texas$87,550+18.9%
San Diego, California$100,980+37.1%
San Francisco, California$123,860+68.2%
San Jose, California$129,690+76.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$87,020+18.2%
Santa Cruz, California$94,160+27.9%
Santa Maria, California$103,550+40.6%
Santa Rosa, California$86,510+17.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$73,010-0.8%
Seattle, Washington$110,050+49.5%
Sebastian, Florida$79,770+8.3%
Sebring, Florida$69,830-5.2%
Sherman, Texas$80,160+8.9%
South Bend, Indiana$70,210-4.6%
Spokane, Washington$87,570+18.9%
Springfield, Illinois$95,440+29.6%
State College, Pennsylvania$77,380+5.1%
Staunton, Virginia$69,950-5.0%
Stockton, California$86,030+16.8%
Syracuse, New York$87,640+19.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$78,270+6.3%
Tampa, Florida$93,750+27.3%
Terre Haute, Indiana$80,820+9.8%
Texarkana, Texas$78,610+6.8%
Traverse City, Michigan$81,210+10.3%
Trenton, New Jersey$93,670+27.2%
Tyler, Texas$76,530+3.9%
Utica, New York$83,670+13.6%
Vallejo, California$91,960+24.9%
Victoria, Texas$81,210+10.3%
Vineland, New Jersey$85,070+15.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$88,210+19.8%
Visalia, California$68,230-7.3%
Waco, Texas$80,330+9.1%
Walla Walla, Washington$92,630+25.8%
Watertown, New York$83,460+13.4%
Weirton, West Virginia$70,220-4.6%
Wenatchee, Washington$89,500+21.6%
Wheeling, West Virginia$67,450-8.4%
Wichita Falls, Texas$74,150+0.7%
Wildwood, Florida$84,280+14.5%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$62,280-15.4%
Winchester, Virginia$89,940+22.2%
Yakima, Washington$81,840+11.2%
York, Pennsylvania$92,500+25.6%
Yuba City, California$88,640+20.4%
Gross salary
73,630/yr
Estimated take-home
56,697/yr
Est. total withheld
23.0%

Single filer, federal + Kentucky state tax + FICA, 2026 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 13-1199 SOC code
Official area Bowling Green, KY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 14540 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ky_dor_verificado 2026
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
183,194