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Conservation Scientists salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median conservation scientists in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $65,280 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,390 a month.

10th percentile
$37,670
25th percentile
$45,700
Median percentile
$65,280
75th percentile
$81,180
90th percentile
$99,400

Based on 120 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

$52,674 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,280
Federal income tax−$5,654
Social Security + Medicare−$4,994
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,958
Monthly take-home$4,390
Every two weeks$2,026

Does it go far here?

$68,216Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
27%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 conservation scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana