Pharmacists in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$105,661
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$38,629
26.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$114,620
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
$144,290
Kept after tax
$105,661
Worth in national money
$114,620
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Indiana pays pharmacists a middle wage of $144,290, ranking 15 of 51 states and sitting about 2.4% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Indiana reports, pharmacists comes in at 8 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Indiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $144,290 you keep $105,661, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $114,620 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $140,030, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Indiana's median for pharmacists is $144,290, about 2.4% above the national figure and 15 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Pharmacists ranks 8 of 493 occupations by median in Indiana, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Indiana income tax, retained pay for pharmacists on $144,290 is $105,661. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $114,620 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 $140,030 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Pharmacists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $107,050 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $144,290 |
| Top tenth earn over | $169,360 |
| This salary | $144,290 |
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 | $105,661 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $109,888 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,537 |
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 | $138,106 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,185 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $144,290 as a midpoint for Indiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $107,050 and the ninetieth is $169,360 — 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 $105,661, worked from $144,290. 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 8 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $114,620 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 8.
- The Indiana median of $144,290 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $107,050 to $169,360. 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 $105,661, on $144,290 for work ranking 8 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 8 of 493 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $114,620, worked from $144,290, 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 8 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $107,050 at the bottom tenth to $169,360 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 $114,620 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Indiana then takes its own share, leaving $105,661.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($107,050 to $169,360) 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 $114,620 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 $105,661 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.