How much do Library Technicians make in Bowling Green, KY?

Percentile spread

For Library Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $19,360 and the 90th percentile is $38,200. The difference is $18,840, which is 64.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $29,330 to the 75th at $35,760, covers $6,430.

The mean annual wage is $30,420, which sits above the median of $29,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bowling Green, KY median is 34.2% lower than the national median of $44,580 for Library Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,524, which is 27% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.8% lower than the Kentucky median of $35,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bowling Green, KY is 90.179, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Library Technicians at $32,524 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Library Technicians. Bowling Green, KY ranks 11th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Owensboro, KY is 59 miles away, with a median of $49,870 and employment of 30. That median is 70% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,280, against $32,524 here.
• Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 68 miles away, with a median of $40,760 and employment of 110. That median is 39% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,309, against $32,524 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 90 miles away, with a median of $36,980 and employment of 210. That median is 26.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,732, against $32,524 here.

Employment share

Library Technicians accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Bowling Green, KY (90 of 82,160). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.48 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.