Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,789
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$8,471
17.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,078
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
$47,260
Kept after tax
$38,789
Worth in national money
$42,078
State rank
30
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Indiana is 30 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $47,260. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Indiana reports figures for, this is number 342.
- Here is where Indiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $47,260 you keep $38,789, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $42,078 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $46,540, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Indiana ranks 30 of 49 for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics at $47,260. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Indiana's occupational distribution, outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics sits at 342 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Indiana income tax, retained pay for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics on $47,260 is $38,789. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $42,078 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 $46,540 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,110 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,590 |
| This salary | $47,260 |
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 | $38,789 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,153 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$757 |
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 | $45,562 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$915 |
| 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 $47,260. The published range is $34,110 up to $60,590, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $38,789 take-home in Indiana comes from $47,260. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 342 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Indiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,078, the adjusted value of that $47,260 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 342 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in Indiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,110 to $60,590. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $38,789, from $47,260, assumes a single Indiana filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 342 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 30 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Indiana, so $42,078 — the adjusted value of that $47,260 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 342 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $34,110 at the tenth percentile, $60,590 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 $42,078 in national terms.
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, $38,789 remains.
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 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,110 to $60,590) 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 $42,078 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 $38,789 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.