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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Indiana

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Indiana earns $31,840 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,234 a month.

10th percentile
$26,360
25th percentile
$28,720
Median percentile
$31,840
75th percentile
$35,700
90th percentile
$38,350

Based on 3,900 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

$26,808 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,840
Federal income tax−$1,641
Social Security + Medicare−$2,436
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$955
Monthly take-home$2,234
Every two weeks$1,031

Does it go far here?

$34,116Median pay in Indiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
48%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 food servers, nonrestaurant salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana