Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,295
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$10,955
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$51,305
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
$58,250
Kept after tax
$47,295
Worth in national money
$51,305
State rank
35
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 $58,250, ranking 35 of 50 states — about 7.07% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 238 among 493 occupations Indiana publishes pay for.
- Here is where Indiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $58,250 you keep $47,295, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $51,305 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $57,920, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Indiana ranks 35 of 50 for kindergarten teachers, except special education, with a median of $58,250 — about 7.07% 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 238 of 493 in Indiana places kindergarten teachers, except special education 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 kindergarten teachers, except special education on $58,250 is $47,295. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $51,305 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 $57,920 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,260 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,250 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,200 |
| This salary | $58,250 |
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 | $47,295 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,984 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$897 |
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 | $56,148 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,085 |
| 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 $58,250. The published range is $46,260 up to $76,200, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Indiana's $47,295, worked from $58,250. 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 238 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $51,305 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 238.
- Reported values are medians; for kindergarten teachers, except special education in Indiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $46,260 to $76,200. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Indiana take-home of $47,295, on $58,250 for work ranking 238 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 238 of 493 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $51,305, worked from $58,250, 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 238 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,260 at the bottom tenth to $76,200 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $51,305 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 $47,295 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 50 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 ($46,260 to $76,200) 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 $51,305 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 $47,295 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.