Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$52,047
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$12,343
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,460
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
$64,390
Kept after tax
$52,047
Worth in national money
$56,460
State rank
24
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 $64,390, ranking 24 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Indiana, this sits in the middle: 174 of 493 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Indiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $64,390 the take-home is $52,047; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $56,460 would nationally. The average comes to $64,800, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Indiana occupies the middle band for civil engineering technologists and technicians: a median of $64,390, ranking 24 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.
- Civil engineering technologists and technicians ranks 174 of 493 occupations in Indiana by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for civil engineering technologists and technicians in Indiana, on $64,390, is $52,047 — equivalent to $56,460 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 $64,800 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,390 |
| Top tenth earn over | $87,350 |
| This salary | $64,390 |
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 | $52,047 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,917 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$975 |
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 | $62,063 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,180 |
| 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 $64,390. The published range is $43,880 up to $87,350, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $52,047, from $64,390, 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 174 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Indiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $56,460, the adjusted value of that $64,390 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 174 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for civil engineering technologists and technicians in Indiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $43,880 to $87,350. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Indiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $52,047 from $64,390. 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 174 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Indiana, so $56,460 — the adjusted value of that $64,390 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 174 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $43,880 at the bottom tenth to $87,350 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Indiana is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $56,460 in national terms.
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 $52,047 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 ($43,880 to $87,350) 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 $56,460 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 $52,047 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.