SOC 11-2022 · Bowling Green, KY metro

Sales Managers Salary in Bowling Green, KY

The average salary for sales managers in Bowling Green, Kentucky is $144,660 a year ($69.55 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $126,460: half of the 270 people in this job in the Bowling Green, KY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

$144,660average per year

$69.55 / hourMedian $126,460Take-home ≈ $102,302

  • $63K10th
  • $95K25th
  • $126KMedian
  • $172K75th
  • $226K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

270people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 6Kentucky metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Sales Managers pay range in Bowling Green

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $225,550 or more. The middle half of sales managers in Bowling Green earn between $95,140 and $172,270.

  • $63K10th
  • $95K25th
  • $126KMedian
  • $172K75th
  • $226K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$144,660$12,055$69.55
Median$126,460$10,538$60.80
Entry level (25th percentile)$95,140$7,928$45.74
Experienced (75th percentile)$172,270$14,356$82.82

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Sales Managers salary after taxes in Bowling Green

On the average salary of $144,660, a single filer in Bowling Green takes home about $102,302 a year, or $8,525 a month and $3,935 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Bowling Green's local income tax (2%).

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Is Bowling Green a good place for sales managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bowling Green area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $144,660 buys what about $160,414 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Bowling Green ($45,040). A typical home costs $267,047, or 1.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Sales Managers salary in other Kentucky cities

Bowling Green ranks 4th of 6 Kentucky metro areas for this job; Louisville pays the most ($155,910).

All Sales Managers salaries in Kentucky

Highest-paying cities for sales managers

New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($233,770).

Sales Managers salary by city

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Sales Managers salary in Bowling Green: questions

How much do sales managers make an hour in Bowling Green?

$69.55 an hour on average, and $60.80 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level sales managers salary in Bowling Green?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,020 a year and the 25th percentile is $95,140, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the sales managers take-home pay in Bowling Green?

About $102,302 a year ($8,525 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $144,660. Includes Bowling Green's local income tax (2%).

Do sales managers earn more in Bowling Green than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($165,489).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-2022; area Bowling Green, KY (14540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Bowling Green's local income tax (2%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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