Trucking pay in Bowling Green, KY
In Bowling Green, KY, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $53,450 a year ($25.70 an hour), across 1,540 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 8.9% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
1,540 employed in Bowling Green, KY, median $53,450 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,690 | $18.12 |
| 25th percentile | $47,760 | — |
| Median | $53,450 | $25.70 |
| 75th percentile | $61,960 | — |
| 90th percentile | $75,970 | $36.52 |
| Mean | $56,130 | $26.98 |
Light truck drivers
650 employed in Bowling Green, KY, median $39,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $23,290 | $11.20 |
| 25th percentile | $29,810 | — |
| Median | $39,270 | $18.88 |
| 75th percentile | $50,460 | — |
| 90th percentile | $96,830 | $46.56 |
| Mean | $45,650 | $21.95 |
Driver/sales workers
280 employed in Bowling Green, KY, median $30,320 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19,060 | $9.17 |
| 25th percentile | $20,940 | — |
| Median | $30,320 | $14.58 |
| 75th percentile | $44,640 | — |
| 90th percentile | $56,870 | $27.34 |
| Mean | $35,210 | $16.93 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
620 employed in Bowling Green, KY, median $39,110 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,640 | $16.17 |
| 25th percentile | $35,420 | — |
| Median | $39,110 | $18.80 |
| 75th percentile | $49,080 | — |
| 90th percentile | $57,580 | $27.68 |
| Mean | $42,760 | $20.56 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
80 employed in Bowling Green, KY, median $49,180 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,330 | $18.91 |
| 25th percentile | $46,130 | — |
| Median | $49,180 | $23.64 |
| 75th percentile | $62,200 | — |
| 90th percentile | $69,910 | $33.61 |
| Mean | $53,620 | $25.78 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
340 employed in Bowling Green, KY, median $57,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $38,990 | $18.74 |
| 25th percentile | $46,900 | — |
| Median | $57,600 | $27.69 |
| 75th percentile | $71,300 | — |
| 90th percentile | $83,200 | $40.00 |
| Mean | $60,110 | $28.90 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.