Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,299
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$16,021
21.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,412
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
$76,320
Kept after tax
$60,299
Worth in national money
$65,412
State rank
16
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $76,320, which ranks 16 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 19.62% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 127 among 493 occupations Indiana publishes pay for.
- Here is where Indiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $76,320 you keep $60,299, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $65,412 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $75,660, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Indiana ranks 16 of 51 states publishing a median for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters, at $76,320 — about 19.62% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 127 of 493 in Indiana places plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Indiana income tax, retained pay for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters on $76,320 is $60,299. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $65,412 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 $75,660 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,890 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,520 |
| This salary | $76,320 |
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 | $60,299 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,521 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,073 |
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 | $73,162 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,482 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $76,320 as a midpoint for Indiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,890 and the ninetieth is $102,520 — 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 $60,299, worked from $76,320. 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 127 of 493.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $65,412 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 127.
- The Indiana median of $76,320 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,890 to $102,520. 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 $60,299, on $76,320 for work ranking 127 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 127 of 493 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $65,412, worked from $76,320, 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 127 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $46,890 and the top tenth $102,520 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $65,412 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, $60,299 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($46,890) and the ninetieth ($102,520) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $65,412 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 $60,299 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.