SOC 17-1022 · Bowling Green, KY metro

Surveyors Salary in Bowling Green, KY

The average salary for surveyors in Bowling Green, Kentucky is $67,780 a year ($32.59 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,960: half of the 60 people in this job in the Bowling Green, KY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,291).

$67,780average per year

$32.59 / hourMedian $65,960Take-home ≈ $52,903

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-18%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 3Kentucky metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Surveyors pay range in Bowling Green

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,370 or more. The middle half of surveyors in Bowling Green earn between $40,660 and $74,930.

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $66KMedian
  • $75K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,780$5,648$32.59
Median$65,960$5,497$31.71
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,660$3,388$19.55
Experienced (75th percentile)$74,930$6,244$36.02

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

Surveyors salary after taxes in Bowling Green

On the average salary of $67,780, a single filer in Bowling Green takes home about $52,903 a year, or $4,409 a month and $2,035 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 surveyors? 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 $67,780 buys what about $75,162 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Bowling Green ($45,040). A typical home costs $267,047, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surveyors salary in other Kentucky cities

Bowling Green ranks 3rd of 3 Kentucky metro areas for this job; Louisville pays the most ($77,630).

All Surveyors salaries in Kentucky

Highest-paying cities for surveyors

Yuba City, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($127,690).

Surveyors salary by city

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Surveyors salary in Bowling Green: questions

How much do surveyors make an hour in Bowling Green?

$32.59 an hour on average, and $31.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level surveyors salary in Bowling Green?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,660, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the surveyors take-home pay in Bowling Green?

About $52,903 a year ($4,409 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,780. Includes Bowling Green's local income tax (2%).

Do surveyors earn more in Bowling Green than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,291).

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 17-1022; area Bowling Green, KY (14540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.1%.
  • 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 2.07, this job is 2.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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