Paramedics in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,897
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$11,423
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,043
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
$60,320
Kept after tax
$48,897
Worth in national money
$53,043
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Indiana is 27 of 51 states for paramedics, with a middle wage of $60,320. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in Indiana, this sits in the middle: 214 of 493 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $60,320 you keep $48,897 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $53,043 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $59,940.
- Indiana ranks 27 of 51 for paramedics at $60,320. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Paramedics ranks 214 of 493 occupations in Indiana by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay in Indiana is $48,897 after the full tax stack, from $60,320. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $53,043 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $59,940 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Paramedics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,030 |
| This salary | $60,320 |
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 | $48,897 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,647 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$924 |
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 | $58,142 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,117 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $60,320 as a midpoint for Indiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,040 and the ninetieth is $76,030 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Indiana's $48,897, worked from $60,320. 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 214 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Indiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $53,043, the adjusted value of that $60,320 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 214 of 493 in the state.
- The Indiana median of $60,320 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,040 to $76,030. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Indiana take-home of $48,897, on $60,320 for work ranking 214 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 214 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Indiana, so $53,043 — the adjusted value of that $60,320 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 214 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $46,040 at the bottom tenth to $76,030 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 $53,043 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $48,897 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,040 to $76,030) 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 $53,043 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 $48,897 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.