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Materials Scientists salary in Indiana

The median materials scientists in Indiana earns $130,540 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,048 a month.

10th percentile
$53,660
25th percentile
$82,180
Median percentile
$130,540
75th percentile
$190,640
90th percentile
$197,910

Based on 320 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

$96,574 take-home a year
Gross pay$130,540
Federal income tax−$20,064
Social Security + Medicare−$9,986
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$3,916
Monthly take-home$8,048
Every two weeks$3,714

Does it go far here?

$139,871Median pay in Indiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
13%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 materials scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana