Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,447
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$11,583
19.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,639
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
$61,030
Kept after tax
$49,447
Worth in national money
$53,639
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $61,030, ranking 41 of 51 states — about 4.48% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations Indiana reports figures for, this is number 205.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $61,030 you keep $49,447 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $53,639 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $61,250, since top earners drag the number up.
- Indiana ranks 41 of 51 for telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers, with a median of $61,030 — about 4.48% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- In Indiana's occupational distribution, telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers sits at 205 of 493 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Indiana is $49,447 after the full tax stack, from $61,030. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $53,639 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $61,250 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,020 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,030 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,120 |
| This salary | $61,030 |
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 | $49,447 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,218 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$933 |
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 | $58,826 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,128 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $61,030 as a midpoint for Indiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,020 and the ninetieth is $77,120 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $49,447, from $61,030, 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 205 of 493 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $53,639, the adjusted value of that $61,030 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 205 of 493 locally.
- The Indiana median of $61,030 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,020 to $77,120. 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 $49,447 from $61,030. 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 205 of 493 locally.
- This $53,639 adjusted figure, worked from $61,030, 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 205 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 205 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $46,020 at the tenth percentile, $77,120 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 $53,639.
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 $49,447 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 ($46,020 to $77,120) 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 $53,639 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 $49,447 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.