First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,720
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$15,740
20.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,783
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
$75,460
Kept after tax
$59,720
Worth in national money
$64,783
State rank
2
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $75,460, which ranks 2 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 27.21% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 131 among 493 occupations Indiana publishes pay for.
- Here is where Indiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $75,460 you keep $59,720, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $64,783 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $74,990, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Indiana ranks 2 of 48 states publishing a median for first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers, at $75,460 — about 27.21% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 131 of 493 in Indiana places first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Indiana income tax, retained pay for first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers on $75,460 is $59,720. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $64,783 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 $74,990 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,970 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $75,460 |
| Top tenth earn over | $97,930 |
| This salary | $75,460 |
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 | $59,720 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,916 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,067 |
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 | $72,338 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,474 |
| 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 first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers in Indiana earn under $75,460 and half over. The published range runs $49,970 at the tenth percentile to $97,930 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Indiana's $59,720, worked from $75,460. 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 131 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $64,783 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 131.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers in Indiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $49,970 to $97,930; 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.
- The Indiana take-home of $59,720, on $75,460 for work ranking 131 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 131 of 493 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $64,783, worked from $75,460, 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 131 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $49,970 at the bottom tenth to $97,930 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 $64,783.
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, $59,720 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 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 ($49,970 to $97,930) 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 $64,783 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 $59,720 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.