Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,189
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$16,451
21.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,377
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
$77,640
Kept after tax
$61,189
Worth in national money
$66,377
State rank
30
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Indiana is 30 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $77,640. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Indiana this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 122 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Indiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $77,640 the take-home is $61,189; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $66,377 would nationally. The average lands at $74,980, below the middle of the range.
- Indiana ranks 30 of 51 for radiologic technologists and technicians at $77,640. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Ranked against every occupation Indiana publishes a median for, radiologic technologists and technicians sits 122 of 493 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for radiologic technologists and technicians in Indiana, on $77,640, is $61,189 — equivalent to $66,377 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $74,980 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,090 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $77,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,580 |
| This salary | $77,640 |
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 | $61,189 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $63,450 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,083 |
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 | $74,426 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,495 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of radiologic technologists and technicians in Indiana earn under $77,640 and half over. The published range runs $51,090 at the tenth percentile to $99,580 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $61,189, from $77,640, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 122 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Indiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $66,377, the adjusted value of that $77,640 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 122 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for radiologic technologists and technicians in Indiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $51,090 to $99,580; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Indiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,189 from $77,640. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 122 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Indiana, so $66,377 — the adjusted value of that $77,640 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 122 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $74,980, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $51,090 at the bottom tenth to $99,580 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 $66,377 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 $61,189.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Indiana is $74,980. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($51,090 to $99,580) 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 $66,377 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 $61,189 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.