Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,612
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$11,048
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,649
Indiana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Indiana — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$58,660
Kept after tax
$47,612
Worth in national money
$51,649
State rank
26
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $58,660, ranking 26 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Indiana reports figures for, this is number 236.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $58,660 you keep $47,612 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $51,649 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $58,620.
- Indiana occupies the middle band for adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors: a median of $58,660, ranking 26 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Indiana's occupational distribution, adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors sits at 236 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Indiana is $47,612 after the full tax stack, from $58,660. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $51,649 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $58,620 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,660 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,760 |
| This salary | $58,660 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Indiana | $47,612 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,313 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$902 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $56,543 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,091 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,660 as a midpoint for Indiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $41,880 and the ninetieth is $78,760 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $47,612, from $58,660, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 236 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $51,649 uses one figure for the whole of Indiana. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 236.
- The Indiana median of $58,660 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $41,880 to $78,760. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Indiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,612 from $58,660. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 236 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $51,649, worked from $58,660, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Indiana address, on work sitting at 236 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $41,880 at the tenth percentile, $78,760 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Indiana sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $51,649 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Indiana adds its own income tax on top — which is why $47,612 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($41,880 to $78,760) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Indiana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Indiana's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $51,649 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $47,612 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Indiana income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.