Respiratory Therapists in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$62,598
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$17,132
21.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,905
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
$79,730
Kept after tax
$62,598
Worth in national money
$67,905
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Indiana pays respiratory therapists around $79,730 at the midpoint, 33 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Within Indiana this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, respiratory therapists ranks 107 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Indiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $79,730 you keep $62,598, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $67,905 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $78,190, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For respiratory therapists the Indiana median is $79,730, ranking 33 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Ranked against every occupation Indiana publishes a median for, respiratory therapists sits 107 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.
- After federal, FICA and Indiana income tax, retained pay for respiratory therapists on $79,730 is $62,598. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $67,905 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 $78,190 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Respiratory Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $62,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,730 |
| Top tenth earn over | $94,980 |
| This salary | $79,730 |
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 | $62,598 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,920 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,098 |
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 | $76,429 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,516 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $79,730 as a midpoint for Indiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $62,730 and the ninetieth is $94,980 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $62,598, from $79,730, 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 107 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 $67,905, the adjusted value of that $79,730 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 107 of 493 in the state.
- The Indiana median of $79,730 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $62,730 to $94,980. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Indiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $62,598 from $79,730. 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 107 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Indiana, so $67,905 — the adjusted value of that $79,730 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 107 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $62,730 at the tenth percentile, $94,980 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $67,905.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Indiana adds its own income tax on top — which is why $62,598 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($62,730 to $94,980) 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 $67,905 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 $62,598 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.