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Physicists salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median physicists in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $105,940 a year, 38% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,682 a month.

10th percentile
$98,840
25th percentile
$105,320
Median percentile
$105,940
75th percentile
$176,030
90th percentile
$220,430

Based on 80 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

$80,181 take-home a year
Gross pay$105,940
Federal income tax−$14,477
Social Security + Medicare−$8,104
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$3,178
Monthly take-home$6,682
Every two weeks$3,084

Does it go far here?

$110,705Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
18%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 physicists salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana