Athletic Trainers in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,801
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$11,979
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$55,109
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
$62,780
Kept after tax
$50,801
Worth in national money
$55,109
State rank
20
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana sits in the middle of the pack for athletic trainers. The median is $62,780, ranking 20 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 187.
- Here is where Indiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $62,780 you keep $50,801, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $55,109 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $63,680, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Indiana occupies the middle band for athletic trainers: a median of $62,780, ranking 20 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, athletic trainers sits at 187 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.
- After federal, FICA and Indiana income tax, retained pay for athletic trainers on $62,780 is $50,801. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $55,109 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $63,680 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Athletic Trainers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $62,780 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,730 |
| This salary | $62,780 |
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 | $50,801 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,624 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$955 |
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 | $60,512 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,155 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Indiana earn less than $62,780. The published range is $47,510 up to $76,730, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $50,801 take-home in Indiana comes from $62,780. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 187 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $55,109 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 187.
- Reported values are medians; for athletic trainers in Indiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,510 to $76,730. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $50,801, from $62,780, assumes a single Indiana filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 187 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 20 of 50 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $55,109, worked from $62,780, 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 187 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,510 at the bottom tenth to $76,730 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $55,109.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Indiana then takes its own share, leaving $50,801.
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 ($47,510 to $76,730) 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 $55,109 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 $50,801 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.