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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $31,960 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,242 a month.

10th percentile
$27,400
25th percentile
$28,720
Median percentile
$31,960
75th percentile
$36,750
90th percentile
$38,720

Based on 1,360 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

$26,901 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,960
Federal income tax−$1,655
Social Security + Medicare−$2,445
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$959
Monthly take-home$2,242
Every two weeks$1,035

Does it go far here?

$33,397Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
53%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 food servers, nonrestaurant salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana