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Cooks, Short Order salary in Indiana

The median cooks, short order in Indiana earns $21,940 a year, 39% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,585 a month.

10th percentile
$20,760
25th percentile
$21,440
Median percentile
$21,940
75th percentile
$31,240
90th percentile
$36,260

Based on 2,940 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

$19,019 take-home a year
Gross pay$21,940
Federal income tax−$584
Social Security + Medicare−$1,678
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$658
Monthly take-home$1,585
Every two weeks$732

Does it go far here?

$23,508Median pay in Indiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
67%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

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