Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$69,142
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$20,298
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$75,004
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
$89,440
Kept after tax
$69,142
Worth in national money
$75,004
State rank
29
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $89,440, ranking 29 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Indiana this is well-paid work. Of 493 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 75 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $89,440 you keep $69,142 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $75,004 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $91,060, since top earners drag the number up.
- Indiana occupies the middle band for social scientists and related workers, all other: a median of $89,440, ranking 29 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation Indiana publishes a median for, social scientists and related workers, all other sits 75 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.
- Retained pay in Indiana is $69,142 after the full tax stack, from $89,440. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $75,004 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $91,060 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $89,440 |
| Top tenth earn over | $123,710 |
| This salary | $89,440 |
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 | $69,142 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $71,751 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,167 |
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 | $85,731 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,613 |
| 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 social scientists and related workers, all other in Indiana earn under $89,440 and half over. The published range runs $63,130 at the tenth percentile to $123,710 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $69,142 take-home in Indiana comes from $89,440. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 75 of 493.
- Two cautions on $75,004, the adjusted value of that $89,440 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Indiana. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 75 of 493 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for social scientists and related workers, all other in Indiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $63,130 to $123,710; 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.
- Retained pay of $69,142, from $89,440, assumes a single Indiana filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 75 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 29 of 49 for it.
- This $75,004 adjusted figure, worked from $89,440, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 75 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 75 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $63,130 and the top tenth $123,710, so most people doing this work in Indiana sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $75,004 in national terms.
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 $69,142.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($63,130 to $123,710) 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 $75,004 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 $69,142 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.