SOC 11-3071 · Bowling Green, KY metro

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Salary in Bowling Green, KY

The average salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Bowling Green, Kentucky is $107,190 a year ($51.53 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $97,160: half of the 80 people in this job in the Bowling Green, KY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

$107,190average per year

$51.53 / hourMedian $97,160Take-home ≈ $78,460

  • $56K10th
  • $72K25th
  • $97KMedian
  • $137K75th
  • $163K90th

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

80people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#3 of 6Kentucky metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay range in Bowling Green

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $163,220 or more. The middle half of transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Bowling Green earn between $71,840 and $137,290.

  • $56K10th
  • $72K25th
  • $97KMedian
  • $137K75th
  • $163K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$107,190$8,932$51.53
Median$97,160$8,097$46.71
Entry level (25th percentile)$71,840$5,987$34.54
Experienced (75th percentile)$137,290$11,441$66.00

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

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers pay in Bowling Green vs. Kentucky and the U.S.

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers in Bowling Green earn about the same as the Kentucky average ($109,950) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($121,600). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $107,230.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bowling Green$107,190$97,160$56,140$163,22080
Kentucky$109,950$100,340$58,250$175,3902,340
United States$121,600$107,230$65,120$194,900221,180

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

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary after taxes in Bowling Green

On the average salary of $107,190, a single filer in Bowling Green takes home about $78,460 a year, or $6,538 a month and $3,018 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% 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 transportation, storage, and distribution 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 $107,190 buys what about $118,864 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Bowling Green ($45,040). A typical home costs $267,047, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in other Kentucky cities

Bowling Green ranks 3rd of 6 Kentucky metro areas for this job; Paducah pays the most ($118,750).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($181,050).

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Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers salary in Bowling Green: questions

How much do transportation, storage, and distribution managers make an hour in Bowling Green?

$51.53 an hour on average, and $46.71 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level transportation, storage, and distribution managers salary in Bowling Green?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $71,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the transportation, storage, and distribution managers take-home pay in Bowling Green?

About $78,460 a year ($6,538 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $107,190. Includes Bowling Green's local income tax (2%).

Do transportation, storage, and distribution managers earn more in Bowling Green than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($121,600).

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 11-3071; area Bowling Green, KY (14540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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 0.70, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.70).

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