Parking Attendants in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$26,482
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$4,878
15.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,727
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
$31,360
Kept after tax
$26,482
Worth in national money
$28,727
State rank
29
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana sits in the middle of the pack for parking attendants. The median is $31,360, ranking 29 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Indiana, this one sits low: 471 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Indiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $31,360 you keep $26,482, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $28,727 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $32,080, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Indiana occupies the middle band for parking attendants: a median of $31,360, ranking 29 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.
- Parking attendants occupies position 471 of 493 in Indiana's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Indiana income tax, retained pay for parking attendants on $31,360 is $26,482. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $28,727 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 $32,080 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Parking Attendants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,380 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $31,360 |
| Top tenth earn over | $41,360 |
| This salary | $31,360 |
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 | $26,482 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $27,378 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$554 |
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 | $30,245 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$670 |
| 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 $31,360. The published range is $23,380 up to $41,360, 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 $26,482, worked from $31,360. 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 471 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of Indiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $28,727, the adjusted value of that $31,360 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 471 of 493 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for parking attendants in Indiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $23,380 to $41,360. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Indiana take-home of $26,482, on $31,360 for work ranking 471 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 471 of 493 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Indiana, so $28,727 — the adjusted value of that $31,360 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 471 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $23,380 at the bottom tenth to $41,360 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 $28,727 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, $26,482 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 ($23,380 to $41,360) 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 $28,727 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 $26,482 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.