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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Columbus, IN

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Columbus, IN earns $49,030 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,342 a month.

10th percentile
$35,900
25th percentile
$43,290
Median percentile
$49,030
75th percentile
$61,720
90th percentile
$75,860

Based on 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

$40,105 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,030
Federal income tax−$3,704
Social Security + Medicare−$3,751
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,471
Monthly take-home$3,342
Every two weeks$1,542

Does it go far here?

$52,719Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

All inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana