SOC 25-3099 · Bowling Green, KY metro

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

The average salary for other teachers and instructors in Bowling Green, Kentucky is $42,520 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $31,500: half of the 120 people in this job in the Bowling Green, KY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 42% less than the U.S. average for this job ($73,880).

$42,520average per year

Median $31,500Take-home ≈ $34,124

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $32KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

120people in this job
-42%vs U.S. average
#5 of 5Kentucky metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Teachers and Instructors, All Other pay range in Bowling Green

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,750 or more. The middle half of other teachers and instructors in Bowling Green earn between $31,500 and $46,440.

  • $32K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $32KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $79K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,520$3,543—
Median$31,500$2,625—
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,500$2,625—
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,440$3,870—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Teachers and Instructors, All Other pay in Bowling Green vs. Kentucky and the U.S.

Other teachers and instructors in Bowling Green earn 28% less than the Kentucky average ($59,060) and 42% less than the U.S. average ($73,880). At the median the gap is -52% against the U.S. median of $66,140.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bowling Green$42,520$31,500$31,500$78,750120
Kentucky$59,060$58,200$34,910$83,7702,650
United States$73,880$66,140$37,010$118,020113,790

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary after taxes in Bowling Green

On the average salary of $42,520, a single filer in Bowling Green takes home about $34,124 a year, or $2,844 a month and $1,312 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 other teachers and instructors? 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 $42,520 buys what about $47,151 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Bowling Green ($45,040). A typical home costs $267,047, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in other Kentucky cities

Bowling Green ranks 5th of 5 Kentucky metro areas for this job; Lexington pays the most ($76,850).

All Teachers and Instructors, All Other salaries in Kentucky

Highest-paying cities for other teachers and instructors

Kiryas Joel, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($125,450).

Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary by city

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Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in Bowling Green: questions

What is the entry-level other teachers and instructors salary in Bowling Green?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,500 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other teachers and instructors take-home pay in Bowling Green?

About $34,124 a year ($2,844 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,520. Includes Bowling Green's local income tax (2%).

Do other teachers and instructors earn more in Bowling Green than elsewhere?

The average here is 42% less than the U.S. average for this job ($73,880).

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 25-3099; area Bowling Green, KY (14540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 2.00, this job is 2.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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