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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median child, family, and school social workers in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $50,470 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,435 a month.

10th percentile
$40,290
25th percentile
$47,220
Median percentile
$50,470
75th percentile
$60,390
90th percentile
$75,020

Based on 2,010 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

$41,219 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,470
Federal income tax−$3,876
Social Security + Medicare−$3,861
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,514
Monthly take-home$3,435
Every two weeks$1,585

Does it go far here?

$52,740Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
35%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 child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana