Bowling Green, KY
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Kentucky statewide data
$48,580
Median Annual Wage
+39% since 2014
$51,550
Kentucky Median
-6% vs state
68,670
Total Workers
269
Occupations Tracked
Bowling Green, KY is a Metropolitan Area with 269 tracked occupations and an estimated 68,670 total workers. Wages grew an average of 40.1% from 2014 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Chief Executives | $170,990 |
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $131,250 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $129,880 |
| Pharmacists | $127,210 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $124,800 |
| Marketing Managers | $123,650 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $116,230 |
| Sales Managers | $115,850 |
| Financial Managers | $114,590 |
| Purchasing Managers | $113,560 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+40.1%
avg wage growth since 2014
+33%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+141.5%
$18,600 → $44,910
|
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+93.1%
$19,660 → $37,960
|
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Production Occupations |
+89.3%
$21,700 → $41,070
|
| Helpers--Production Workers Production Occupations |
+83.4%
$22,770 → $41,770
|
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
+79.7%
$44,670 → $80,270
|
Most Jobs Added
| Tool and Die Makers Production Occupations |
+300.0%
50 → 210
|
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Production Occupations |
+300.0%
110 → 470
|
| Sales Managers Management Occupations |
+200.0%
70 → 250
|
| Industrial Production Managers Management Occupations |
+200.0%
100 → 330
|
| Cost Estimators Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+200.0%
30 → 90
|
Wage Declines
| Financial and Investment Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
-15.0%
$84,970 → $72,230
|
| General and Operations Managers Management Occupations |
-5.6%
$71,140 → $67,130
|
| Occupational Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
-2.2%
$86,290 → $84,400
|
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-1.5%
$29,630 → $29,190
|
| Postal Service Mail Carriers Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
-1.2%
$54,260 → $53,600
|
Wage Trends in Bowling Green, KY
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $48,580 |
| 2023 | $46,470 |
| 2022 | $44,440 |
| 2021 | $41,565 |
| 2020 | $39,840 |
| 2019 | $38,540 |
| 2018 | $36,600 |
| 2017 | $37,420 |
| 2016 | $36,310 |
| 2015 | $34,930 |
| 2014 | $34,940 |