First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,678
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$13,302
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,314
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
$67,980
Kept after tax
$54,678
Worth in national money
$59,314
State rank
34
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $67,980, ranking 34 of 50 states — about 11.02% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 155 among 493 occupations Indiana publishes pay for.
- Indiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $67,980 the take-home is $54,678; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $59,314 would nationally. The average comes to $69,450, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Indiana ranks 34 of 50 for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other, with a median of $67,980 — about 11.02% 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.
- Position 155 of 493 in Indiana places first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other 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.
- Post-tax income for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other in Indiana, on $67,980, is $54,678 — equivalent to $59,314 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 $69,450 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $67,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $96,100 |
| This salary | $67,980 |
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 | $54,678 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $56,654 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,013 |
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 | $65,337 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,399 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $67,980 as a midpoint for Indiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $35,630 and the ninetieth is $96,100 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $54,678, from $67,980, 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 155 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 $59,314 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 155.
- The Indiana median of $67,980 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $35,630 to $96,100. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Indiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $54,678 from $67,980. 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 155 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $59,314, worked from $67,980, 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 155 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $35,630 and the top tenth $96,100 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $59,314 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $54,678 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($35,630) and the ninetieth ($96,100) 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 $59,314 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 $54,678 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.