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Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median payroll and timekeeping clerks in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $55,450 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,756 a month.

10th percentile
$39,630
25th percentile
$46,880
Median percentile
$55,450
75th percentile
$65,540
90th percentile
$81,140

Based on 1,690 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

$45,071 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,450
Federal income tax−$4,474
Social Security + Medicare−$4,242
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,664
Monthly take-home$3,756
Every two weeks$1,733

Does it go far here?

$57,944Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
32%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 payroll and timekeeping clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana