The annual and hourly salary statistics of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Bowling Green, Kentucky are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Bowling Green is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $15,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $16,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $23,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $29,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for painting, coating, and decorating workers in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $29,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $15,730.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $18,320, Bowling Green is the lowest paying city for painting, coating, and decorating workers in state of Kentucky, following city of Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $30,110). In comparison, the median annual salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Bowling Green is 39.2 percent (39.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green |