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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median cooks, fast food in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $30,500 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,148 a month.

10th percentile
$22,860
25th percentile
$29,510
Median percentile
$30,500
75th percentile
$36,660
90th percentile
$37,310

Based on 2,260 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

$25,772 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,500
Federal income tax−$1,480
Social Security + Medicare−$2,333
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$915
Monthly take-home$2,148
Every two weeks$991

Does it go far here?

$31,872Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
55%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 cooks, fast food salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana