Industrial Engineers in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,561
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$22,919
23.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$80,883
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
$97,480
Kept after tax
$74,561
Worth in national money
$80,883
State rank
46
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana is among the lower-paying states for industrial engineers. The middle earner takes $97,480, ranking 46 of 51 states — about 4.84% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Indiana reports, industrial engineers comes in at 61 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Indiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $97,480 the take-home is $74,561; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $80,883 would nationally. The average comes to $99,600, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Indiana ranks 46 of 51 for industrial engineers, with a median of $97,480 — about 4.84% 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.
- Industrial engineers ranks 61 of 493 occupations by median in Indiana, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for industrial engineers in Indiana, on $97,480, is $74,561 — equivalent to $80,883 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 $99,600 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Industrial Engineers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $64,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $97,480 |
| Top tenth earn over | $131,720 |
| This salary | $97,480 |
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 | $74,561 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,407 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,225 |
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 | $93,434 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,693 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $97,480 as a midpoint for Indiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $64,770 and the ninetieth is $131,720 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $74,561, from $97,480, 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 61 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 $80,883, the adjusted value of that $97,480 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 61 of 493 in the state.
- The Indiana median of $97,480 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $64,770 to $131,720. 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 $74,561 from $97,480. 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 61 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Indiana, so $80,883 — the adjusted value of that $97,480 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 61 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $64,770 at the tenth percentile, $131,720 at the ninetieth.
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 $80,883 in national terms.
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 $74,561.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($64,770 to $131,720) 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 $80,883 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 $74,561 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.