Cashiers in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$25,174
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$4,496
15.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$27,309
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
$29,670
Kept after tax
$25,174
Worth in national money
$27,309
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana is among the lower-paying states for cashiers. The middle earner takes $29,670, ranking 35 of 51 states — about 9.76% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Indiana, this one sits low: 479 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Indiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $29,670 the take-home is $25,174; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $27,309 would nationally. The average comes to $30,310, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Indiana ranks 35 of 51 for cashiers, with a median of $29,670 — about 9.76% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Cashiers occupies position 479 of 493 in Indiana's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for cashiers in Indiana, on $29,670, is $25,174 — equivalent to $27,309 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $30,310 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Cashiers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $29,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $36,690 |
| This salary | $29,670 |
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 | $25,174 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $26,020 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$532 |
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 | $28,617 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$644 |
| 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 $29,670. The published range is $22,630 up to $36,690, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Indiana's $25,174, worked from $29,670. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 479 of 493.
- Two cautions on $27,309, the adjusted value of that $29,670 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Indiana. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 479 of 493 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for cashiers in Indiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $22,630 to $36,690. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Indiana take-home of $25,174, on $29,670 for work ranking 479 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 479 of 493 in the state.
- This $27,309 adjusted figure, worked from $29,670, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 479 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 479 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $22,630 at the bottom tenth to $36,690 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 $27,309.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Indiana's own levy, $25,174 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($22,630 to $36,690) 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 $27,309 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 $25,174 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.