Compensation and Benefits Managers in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$88,513
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$29,667
25.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$96,018
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
$118,180
Kept after tax
$88,513
Worth in national money
$96,018
State rank
34
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Indiana. The middle earner gets $118,180. That is 34 of 45 states, and about 20.81% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Indiana this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 24 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Indiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $118,180 the take-home is $88,513; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $96,018 would nationally. The average comes to $129,160, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For compensation and benefits managers, Indiana sits in the lower band at $118,180, ranking 34 of 45 and trailing the national median by about 20.81%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Indiana publishes a median for, compensation and benefits managers sits 24 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for compensation and benefits managers in Indiana, on $118,180, is $88,513 — equivalent to $96,018 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 $129,160 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Compensation and Benefits Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $118,180 |
| Top tenth earn over | $189,560 |
| This salary | $118,180 |
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 | $88,513 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $91,970 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,374 |
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 | $113,266 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,898 |
| 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 $118,180. The published range is $80,620 up to $189,560, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $88,513, from $118,180, 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 24 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 $96,018 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 24.
- Reported values are medians; for compensation and benefits managers in Indiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $80,620 to $189,560. 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 $88,513 from $118,180. 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 24 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $96,018, worked from $118,180, 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 24 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $129,160, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $80,620 and the top tenth $189,560 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $96,018 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 $88,513 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 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Indiana is $129,160. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($80,620) and the ninetieth ($189,560) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $96,018 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 $88,513 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.