Computer Programmers in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,238
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$22,763
23.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,532
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
$97,000
Kept after tax
$74,238
Worth in national money
$80,532
State rank
20
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Indiana is 20 of 46 states for computer programmers, with a middle wage of $97,000. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Indiana this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, computer programmers ranks 63 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Indiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $97,000 the take-home is $74,238; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $80,532 would nationally. The average comes to $98,340, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Indiana ranks 20 of 46 for computer programmers at $97,000. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Indiana publishes a median for, computer programmers sits 63 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 computer programmers in Indiana, on $97,000, is $74,238 — equivalent to $80,532 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 $98,340 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Programmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $67,360 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $97,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $135,880 |
| This salary | $97,000 |
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 | $74,238 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,070 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,222 |
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 | $92,974 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,688 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of computer programmers in Indiana earn under $97,000 and half over. The published range runs $67,360 at the tenth percentile to $135,880 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $74,238, from $97,000, 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 63 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 $80,532 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 63.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer programmers in Indiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $67,360 to $135,880; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Indiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $74,238 from $97,000. 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 63 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $80,532, worked from $97,000, 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 63 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $67,360 at the tenth percentile, $135,880 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 $80,532 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $74,238.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 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 ($67,360 to $135,880) 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 $80,532 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 $74,238 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.