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Actors salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median actors in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $39,790 a year, 34% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,746 a month.

10th percentile
$31,034
25th percentile
$37,378
Median percentile
$39,790
75th percentile
$51,376
90th percentile
$84,573

Based on 250 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$32,958 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,790
Federal income tax−$2,595
Social Security + Medicare−$3,044
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,194
Monthly take-home$2,746
Every two weeks$1,268

Does it go far here?

$41,580Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
43%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,191 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indianapolis, IN

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$374,730
Physicians, All Other$364,040
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,470
Family Medicine Physicians$287,130
Chief Executives$256,320
Pediatricians, General$170,020
Dentists, General$166,120
Architectural and Engineering Managers$159,640

All actors salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana