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Aerospace Engineers salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median aerospace engineers in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $112,140 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,030 a month.

10th percentile
$83,000
25th percentile
$87,170
Median percentile
$112,140
75th percentile
$135,450
90th percentile
$176,860

Based on 330 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

$84,356 take-home a year
Gross pay$112,140
Federal income tax−$15,841
Social Security + Medicare−$8,579
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$3,364
Monthly take-home$7,030
Every two weeks$3,244

Does it go far here?

$117,184Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
17%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 aerospace engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana