Veterinarians in Indiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$92,738
after federal, FICA and Indiana tax
Tax takes
$31,792
25.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$100,601
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
$124,530
Kept after tax
$92,738
Worth in national money
$100,601
State rank
31
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Indiana sits in the middle of the pack for veterinarians. The median is $124,530, ranking 31 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations Indiana reports, veterinarians comes in at 20 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $124,530 you keep $92,738 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $100,601 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $127,060, since top earners drag the number up.
- Indiana occupies the middle band for veterinarians: a median of $124,530, ranking 31 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.
- Veterinarians ranks 20 of 493 occupations by median in Indiana, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay in Indiana is $92,738 after the full tax stack, from $124,530. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $100,601 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $127,060 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Veterinarians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $124,530 |
| Top tenth earn over | $173,810 |
| This salary | $124,530 |
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 | $92,738 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $96,382 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,417 |
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 | $119,272 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,014 |
| 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 veterinarians in Indiana earn under $124,530 and half over. The published range runs $63,630 at the tenth percentile to $173,810 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Indiana the take-home figure of $92,738, from $124,530, 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 20 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $100,601 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 20.
- Figures are distribution medians for veterinarians in Indiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $63,630 to $173,810; 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 $92,738 from $124,530. 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 20 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $100,601, worked from $124,530, 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 20 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $63,630 at the bottom tenth to $173,810 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $100,601 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 $92,738.
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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($63,630) and the ninetieth ($173,810) 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 $100,601 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 $92,738 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.