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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Indiana

The median cooks, fast food in Indiana earns $29,870 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,107 a month.

10th percentile
$24,050
25th percentile
$28,440
Median percentile
$29,870
75th percentile
$35,310
90th percentile
$37,310

Based on 6,830 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

$25,284 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,870
Federal income tax−$1,404
Social Security + Medicare−$2,285
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$896
Monthly take-home$2,107
Every two weeks$972

Does it go far here?

$32,005Median pay in Indiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,062 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Indiana

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$430,640
Anesthesiologists$394,060
Physicians, All Other$366,190
Emergency Medicine Physicians$347,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$314,390
Family Medicine Physicians$261,940
Chief Executives$254,180
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$183,000

All cooks, fast food salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana