Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$67,417
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$19,463
22.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$73,133
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
$86,880
Kept after tax
$67,417
Worth in national money
$73,133
State rank
34
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $86,880, ranking 34 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Indiana. It ranks 81 out of 493 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $86,880 you keep $67,417 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $73,133 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $87,190, since top earners drag the number up.
- Indiana occupies the middle band for magnetic resonance imaging technologists: a median of $86,880, ranking 34 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Within Indiana, magnetic resonance imaging technologists ranks 81 of 493 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Retained pay in Indiana is $67,417 after the full tax stack, from $86,880. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $73,133 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $87,190 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $64,300 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $86,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,690 |
| This salary | $86,880 |
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 | $67,417 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $69,950 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,149 |
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 | $83,279 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,587 |
| 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 magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Indiana earn under $86,880 and half over. The published range runs $64,300 at the tenth percentile to $102,690 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 $67,417, worked from $86,880. 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 81 of 493.
- Two cautions on $73,133, the adjusted value of that $86,880 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Indiana. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 81 of 493 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for magnetic resonance imaging technologists in Indiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $64,300 to $102,690; 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 $67,417, on $86,880 for work ranking 81 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 81 of 493 in the state.
- This $73,133 adjusted figure, worked from $86,880, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 81 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 81 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $64,300 at the bottom tenth to $102,690 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $73,133 in national terms.
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 $67,417 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($64,300 to $102,690) 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 $73,133 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 $67,417 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.