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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Indianapolis, IN

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns $83,110 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,400 a month.

10th percentile
$60,280
25th percentile
$69,940
Median percentile
$83,110
75th percentile
$98,050
90th percentile
$111,990

Based on 4,430 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

$64,805 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,110
Federal income tax−$9,454
Social Security + Medicare−$6,358
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$2,493
Monthly take-home$5,400
Every two weeks$2,492

Does it go far here?

$86,848Median pay in Indianapolis, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.7 vs 100).
22%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 police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in Indiana